Square solid porcelain candle stand decorated in blue and white with ‘Longevity’ and ‘Double Happiness’ characters on its sides. Under each character is a name ‘Zhang Chang De’ (张長得) which may have been the original owner. The top is embellished with four Bats, symbols of Blessings and Riches. The candle stand is marked on the bottom ‘Ren Wu Ba nian’ (壬午八年) which means that it was made in the year 1882 during the Giangxu period (1975 – 1908). It had a hard life as testified by some chips. Height 6.7 cm. Width and Depth 6.3 cm.