A RARE DOUCAI CANDLESTICK, QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE IN A LINE WITHIN A PANEL AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

A RARE DOUCAI CANDLESTICK
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE IN A LINE WITHIN A PANEL AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The candlestick, with bell-shaped base, large circular drip pan with upright sides and everted rim, and a smaller drip pan raised on a tapering column, is finely decorated throughout in bright doucai enamels with gilt highlights, with leafy meander bearing lotus blossoms, and bands of key fret, lotus lappets, ruyi heads and diaper pattern. The reign mark is in a line within a rectangular panel on the side of the large drip pan.
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high

Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF MARCHANT, EST. 1925