"Pair Of Imari Porcelain Candlesticks, Edo Period, Bronze Mount, 19th Century "
Pair of polylobed Imari porcelain bowls with phoenix decoration, they are inverted in a gilt bronze tritope mount with a fo dog head decoration and a bird at the socket, thus forming push-type candlesticks, complete with their bobeches A tiny chip on a bowl and non-crossing hair under the base For the porcelain: Work from the Imari kilns Japan Edo period early 19th century For the gilt bronze mount: European work from the 19th century Dimensions height 13cm length 19 cm Diameter 14cm