A PAIR OF BLACK LACQUERED CANDLESTICKS

A PAIR OF BLACK LACQUERED CANDLESTICKS
Japan, early Meiji period (1868-1912)
Each in black over red lacquer with engraved copper-gilt fittings, the cylindrical stem supported on a hemispherical base in the form of a stylized chrysanthemum flower and crowned by a chrysanthemum-shaped finial mounted with a gilt pricket. The box inscribed, 'A pair of chrysanthemum candle stands'.
HEIGHT 77 cm (each)
Condition:
Very good condition with minor wear. The gilt spike and bracket slightly loose. One dent to a stick.
With a fitted tomobako box with inscriptions.
Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related group of four black lacquered candle sticks, dated to the late 19th century, sold at Sotheby's, Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | In Love with Japan, 11 September 2023, London, lot 1102
(sold for GBP 27,940)
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