A pair of miniature Chinese export blue and white candlesticks for the Dutch market.
Kangxi period, c. 1700.
Dimensions:
Height 8.7 and 8 cm, diameter 6.4 and 6.2 cm.
Condition:
One with a chip to the footrim and two miniscule flea bites to the glaze, furthermore in in excellent condition. The other candlestick with a piece broken and reglued.
Ref:
Two similar candlesticks are in the Porzellansammlung Dresden, Inv. No’s PO2404 and PO2405.
Another example is in the collection of Gemeentemuseum Arnhem, Inv. No. GM10.270, illustrated in Hartog, Stephen – Pronken met Oosters Porselein, p. 98, no. 107.
Inv. No: A00471
