Large and unique Frans Wildenhain ceramic candleholder.

Wildenhain - German born and Bauhaus trained. Pond Farm workshop and teacher at The School for American Craftsmen, Rochester Institute of Technology.

See exhibition catalog photo from the University of Rochester exhibition in 1979 featuring Paley, Castle and Wildenhain. Notice this type of object in the lower left hand corner. This catalog is not included with this item.

Condition - very good with no problems observed. Measures app 20 1/2" tall.

This work is also included in the Smithsonian online exhibition - Craft and the Creative Process An Online Exhibition Archives of American Art Smithsonian Institution On the net at www.aaa.si.edu/exhibits/pastexhibits/craft/craftpage68.htm