A COPPER ALLOY DOUBLE-SOCKET CANDLESTICK

NORTH WEST EUROPEAN, 15TH CENTURY

Details

A COPPER ALLOY DOUBLE-SOCKET CANDLESTICK
NORTH WEST EUROPEAN, 15TH CENTURY
With central pricket and double-socket arm; the shaft with a compressed doughnut knop above a circular foot with banded decoration.
Very minor nicks; repaired damage to base.
10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high

Literature

Bangs 1995, no. 12

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Lockner 1982, pp. 162-171

Lot Essay

Although of the familiar 'Three Kings' type, it is difficult to determine the country of origin of this candlestick. The base relates closely to the early English group, but the sockets with their apertures are not of a typically English type.

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