EARLY 16TH CENTURY

细节

An English copper alloy candlestick
Early 16th century
The disc knopped and tapering candle socket pierced with two circular apetures to the sides, above a short stem terminating in a further disc knop, on a wide circular and slightly dished base with reeded ornament to the shoulder and foot
6 1/8in. (15.5cm) diameter; 4½in. (11.2cm) high

注意事项

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拍品专文

This type of candlestick is commonly known as the 'Mary Rose' form. The name originates from a single example found during excavations on
Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose, which sank off Portsmouth in 1545. This, in conjunction with the wide base, has also given rise to the theory that this type of candlestick was designed for use at sea.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Christopher Bangs, The Lear Collection, a Study of Copper Alloy Socket Candlesticks A.D.200-1700, Bethlehem 1995, no. 43
J.Bourne and Brett, Lighting in the Domestic Interior: Renaissance to Art Nouveau, London 1991, p. 20, no. 25.