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Candlestick
Made at: Bow Manufactory (England)
English (London)
about 1750–1752
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 12.4 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm (4 7/8 x 4 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.622
CollectionsEurope
These candlesticks, decorated with colorful lizards crawling around the stems, closely copy a Chinese porcelain model of around 1700.
DescriptionThe shaft encircled by a green dragon stands on three paw feet with lion masks. Drip pan has an undulating edge. Surface decorated with naturalistic flowers.
ProvenanceBy 1926, Col. and Mrs. W. D. Dickson, Bournemouth; by 1952, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)