A blue and white two-section candle stand 19th century. Qing Dynasty, 19th century. The upper section is constructed with a large drip pan supporting a conical shaft below the cupped holder for the candle and painted with a dragon amid clouds that repeats on the hollow stand with a bulbous centre rising from a bell-form base; the interior surface of the stand left unglazed (chips, firing flaws). Provenance: lot 3276, Bonhams' San Francisco, 9 October 2013 ( US$3,125). Important private collection, Melbourne, approx height 37 cm