A rare Hispano-Moresque lustre pottery candlestick, Spain, 15th/16th century

the large circular base with a row of moulded petals, below a band with geometric designs, the tall ringed neck tapering to the mouth, with floral motifs near the shoulder, painted in blue and golden lustre

In fairly good condition, breaks with associated restoration including infill to reverse and some overpainting, small chips and some abrasion to extremities of surface, bright patches of lustre, as viewed.
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It is extremely rare to find this shape in Hispano-Moresque ceramics. The candlestick’s form probably derives from metal models and is consistent with a change in design in the last quarter of the fifteenth century with a move towards more gadrooned and ribbed contours influenced by metal prototypes (Ray 2000, p.90). Furthermore, the ornamental designs match the plant and flower-head motifs associated with late-fifteenth and sixteenth-century lustreware dishes of this period. This candlestick presents a significant discovery, particularly as no comparable examples are published.