Blue-and-White Porcelain Candleholder with Aged Metal Mounts

$118.00

Object reference: BRU-6901900617

Object details

One candleholder; sold individually
Overall dimensions confirmed by Brusion: 18 cm (7.09 in) high × 10 cm (3.94 in) wide, including the metal crown and foot
Porcelain body with blue double-happiness and floral decoration
Patinated metal mounts; exact alloy unverified
Vintage assemblage; original production and conversion dates unrecorded
For decorative display. Not tested for burning candles; consider a correctly fitted flame-free LED candle only after checking fit and stability

Listed measurements and attributions are supplied records, not independent verification. Ask for confirmation if essential to your purchase.

Condition

Visible scratches, dulling, uneven patina, greenish oxidation, irregular metal edges and prominent seams. Some join lines appear open; structural significance and mount stability require hands-on inspection. The mounts conceal parts of the porcelain, so hidden chips, cracks or repairs cannot be ruled out. The underside mark remains unverified.

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The story

An unusual old object, given another life.

A rounded blue-and-white porcelain body is held within a cage of patinated metal, with a pierced crown above and a flared foot below. Painted double-happiness characters and floral scrolls meet scalloped edges, narrow straps and small applied ornaments: a distinctive object for a sideboard, shelf or collected interior.

This piece is selected for the character of its apparent transformation. Read as a porcelain vessel adapted into a candleholder with fitted metal mounts, it brings two kinds of workmanship into one silhouette. The smooth glazed body and time-worn metal retain their separate identities, giving the object the feeling of something kept, reworked and carried forward.

Its appeal lies in that second chapter: an old form finding a new place in the home. The particular combination of blue decoration, pierced fittings and uneven patina gives this example its individual presence.

Attribution note

Offered as a vintage, repurposed porcelain-and-metal candleholder. The interpretation as an adapted vessel is based on its assembled construction and the owner's description; the original vessel's purpose and the date of conversion are unrecorded. Chinese-style blue-and-white decoration is visible, but a precise production date, workshop and manufacturing location are not established. An impressed mark beneath the metal foot is not reliably read or authenticated.