a brass candlestick "kraag- or schijfkandelaar"

THE SOUTHERN NETHERLANDS, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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a brass candlestick "kraag- or schijfkandelaar"
The Southern Netherlands, late 16th/early 17th Century
The cylindrical nozzle with two holes above the baluster stem, the conical shaped base with broad circular drip pan
15.5cm. high and 10.2cm. diam.
Literature
See for comparison:
M.D. Snodin, 'Domestic Brass Candlesticks 1450-1850', Antique Dealer & Collector's Guide, July 1976, pp. 70-75, XXXI, pl. 4c.
W.G. Mackay Thomas, English Candlesticks before 1600, London, 1954, fig. IIa (as English).
J. Caspall, Making Fire & Light in the home pre-1850, Woodbridge, 1987, fig. 149.

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