Chinese Candle Holder Light

Skinny red pole that stands on a six-sided foot and wears a little carved crown.

This candle holder light is from Southern China, and dates to the 19th century. It is carved wood. As original period furniture became harder to find, restoration artists began salvaging fragments from incomplete pieces to make complete ones, and eventually full reproductions began to surface. Long slender shaft rising from a small hexagonal stepped base, with a dark red glossy look. At the top, curved supports hold a small pierced and carved lantern-like piece. The pole is plain and straight. It is 11.5 inches long, 11.5 deep and 59.25 high.

Tall, thin, and quietly overdressed at the very top.