YONGZHENG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

A similar Yongzheng-marked, famille rose candleholder base from the Springfield Museums, gift of George Walter Vincent Smith, was sold at Christie’s New York, 23 September 2021, lot 944. Complete candlesticks of this form were part of five-piece garniture sets, but because of their elaborate, intricate form, they are the rarest pieces from these sets to survive. A very rare, Yongzheng famille rose candlestick, with base of similar form to the present example, was sold at Christie’s London, 8 November 2011, lot 406.