CHINESE EXPORT SILVER VASES/CANDLESTICKS

Maybe these Chinese Export silver candlesticks started life as vases but they look so good as candlesticks

Cast dragons form the bottom of the pieces and the straight columns are also pierced and repousse worked dragons – this time cavorting in the clouds

Dragons traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, typhoons, and floods.

The candlesticks stand on the original carved wooden bases