Late Qing Dynasty, 19th century AD. A candle holder decorated in blue on white glaze, formed as a broad bowl, tapering column and small dish; outer face of the bowl with guilloche to the rim and three plant motifs to the body, inner face with three lotus leaf motifs and spiral tendrils; the column with similar tendrils and broad leaves to the lower zone; the dish with geometric band to the outer face, concentric tendrils to the inner. 2 kg, 34cm (13 1/4"). Ex Fortnum and Mason, London, UK; from the 'The Silk Road' exhibition 2001. Made for the Middle Eastern export market. [No Reserve]