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Very Fine and Rare Northwestern European Cast Brass Circular-Based Candlestick, Late 15th or Early 16th Century

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January 23, 10:36 PM GMT

Estimate

2,500 - 3,500 USD

Lot Details

Description

Very Fine and Rare Northwestern European Cast Brass Circular-Based Candlestick

Late 15th or Early 16th Century


Height 8 1/4 in.

This candlestick is unusual for having a faceted socket. A related candlestick is illustrated in Christopher Bangs, The Lear Collection: A Study of Copper-Alloy Socket Candlesticks, A.D. 200-1700, (Bethlehem, PA: Oaks Printing Company, Inc., 1995), pp. 77 and 228, no. 34.