Lot Essay
This candlestick, with its square-section base, represents an extremely rare variant of the 'French Pillar' group.
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FRENCH, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
Details
A COPPER ALLOY CANDLESTICK
FRENCH, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
The plain column shaft above a square-section, two-stage base.
Casting flaw to rim of socket.
7.5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high
FRENCH, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
The plain column shaft above a square-section, two-stage base.
Casting flaw to rim of socket.
7.5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Thwing 1967, pl. 16, no. 83
Thwing 1967, pl. 16, no. 83