Bidspirit auction | Chinese Export Imari Candlestick

Chinese Export Imari Candlestick - Chinese export Imari porcelain candlestick, Kangxi ca. 1700. A band of stiff-leaf tips along the rim and the lower knop, the balustrade stem with alternating panels of gilt and iron-red flowers. Likely designed after European silver examples. Provenance: Matthew & Elizabeth Sharpe Antiques, Pennsylvania; Christie's, New York, ”The Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain, ” 22 January 2002, Lot 161; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Height: 7 3/4 in x diameter: 4 in. Condition: Some accretions to the interior of the candlestick. The cup has been reattached with a slight tilt to the stem. Light wear to the footrim.