A pair of blue and white porcelain pricket candle stands. Jiaqing Mark and Period

A pair of blue and white porcelain pricket candle stands. Jiaqing Mark and Period

Each with a basin-form drip pan connected by a tapering shaft finished with a smaller drip cup rising from the bell-form foot, painted in deep-hued blue with classic lotus flowers and leaf scrolls surrounding precious symbols, the exterior of the drip pan with the six-character mark just below the rim in one horizontal line.. 15in (38cm) high. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000

Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 29 Jun 2009. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco www.bonhams.com