Chinese Candle Base with Lotus Motif

Petals stacked up like a bud thinking about opening a bit more.

This candle base with a lotus motif in camphor wood is from Putian, Fujian Province, China, and is contemporary. A candle base like this holds a candle or cup upright on a carved stand, so the form of the base is the main decorative element. Pedestal of two rings of round petals, tucked tightly together above a slender waist. The lower base spreads in a pattern of long carved ribs with undulating edges. Dark wood tones glow faintly at the high points. It is 11.5 inches wide, 11.5 deep and 8 high.

A proper base for anything that deserves one.