Details
A SMALL STEATITE WARMER OR CANDLE HOLDER
CHINA, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The straight sides rising up to the incurved mouth, the shoulders pierced and carved with cloud wisps
3 ¼ in. (8.2 cm.) high

Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1994.
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Lot Essay

This small steatite warmer or candle holder was placed on the desk alongside other steatite vessels, lot 8107 and lot 8108 in this sale, adjacent to Mr. Ellsworth’s desk in the library of his apartment.

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