A bronze animal candlestick
Germany, possibly 14th Century
The nozzle with two rectangular openings
10.6cm. high x 8.5cm. wide
Literature
See for comparison:
J.D. Ward Perkins, Medieval Catalogue, London, 1954/1967 pp. 174-182.
N.-K. Liebgott, Lys. Lamper, stager og kroner fra middelalder og renaessance, Kobenhavn, 1973, p. 14.
H. Hoos, Kerzenleuchter aus acht Jahrhunderten, Frankfurt, 1987, cat.no. 23.
J. Caspall, Making Fire and Light in the home pre-1820, Woodbridge, 1987, fig. 125.
Lot Essay
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