A COPPER ALLOY CANDLESTICK
A COPPER ALLOY CANDLESTICK

NORTH WESTERN EUROPE, LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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A COPPER ALLOY CANDLESTICK
NORTH WESTERN EUROPE, LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The baluster shaft above a drip-tray and bell-base; with engraved and punched decoration overall; the base with two coats of arms.
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
Literature
Bangs 1995, no. 70

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Amsterdam 1986, p. 107, no. 148
Caspall 1987, p. 85, figs. 150-152
Dexel 1981, p. 395, ills. 678-679
Gentle & Feild 1994, p. 121, no. 6
Michaelis 1978, p. 61, fig. 74
Rotterdam 1991, p. 161
Schiffer 1978, p. 155, B & C
Wills 1974, p. 48, no. 19

Lot Essay

As this candlestick does not belong to a type which is commonly engraved, it is likely that the engraving was added sometime later in its life, possibly at the request of the owner at the time.

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