Porcelain painted with polychrome enamels, the edges with gilt lining, the inner base and top glazed in bright turquoise, the thorn made of cast iron.. China, Daoguang period (1821-1850)

Delicately enameled with bajixiang emblems amidst leafy lotus blossoms, the front of the dish tray with a horizontal six-character seal mark in iron-red, the based with a blue meander border.

Shape: The domed base supports a sprawling dish tray which holds a tapered cylinder with a smaller dish tray resting on its top, designed to carry the candle
Dimensions: Height 38 cm.
Condition: Restoration of one damaged area at the rim of the main dish tray. The Base and dish tray were once separated and have been re-attached, but there are no cracks or any other damages in this area. The inner section of the upper dish tray had some loss of enamel near the thorn, which has been re-painted.
Provenance: Austrian private collection
Literature comparison: Bonhams, FINE CHINESE ART, 8 Nov 2012, London, lot 91. (for a TURQUOISE-GROUND CANDLESTICK of the same period)

珊瑚紅釉八吉祥纏枝紋燭臺，道光款和年代
琺琅彩，邊緣鎏金，底足内和頂部明亮的綠松石釉，鉄針
中國，道光年間（1821-1850）
琺琅彩八吉祥、纏枝蓮花。正面有道光六字款，底足藍色雷紋。
形狀：底座支持托盤，中央一個錐形圓柱體，頂上一小托盤，用於防
止蠟燭
尺寸：高38厘米
中心托盤局部修復過。底足和托盤曾經是分開的，重新組合過，但是
沒有劃痕或其他損壞。上方托盤有些琺琅磨損，鉄針部位的琺琅也
有些磨損，修復過。
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文獻比較：邦瀚斯FINE CHINESE ART，2012年11月8日，倫敦，拍號91
（同年代的綠松石地燭臺）