Lot 60
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A BRASS FRAGMENT OF A CANDLESTICK IN THE FORM OF A KNEELING MAN
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A BRASS FRAGMENT OF A CANDLESTICK IN THE FORM OF A KNEELING MAN

GERMAN OR NETHERLANDISH, 12TH OR 13TH CENTURY

Details
A BRASS FRAGMENT OF A CANDLESTICK IN THE FORM OF A KNEELING MAN
GERMAN OR NETHERLANDISH, 12TH OR 13TH CENTURY
Depicted kneeling on the left knee and holding out the right arm; elements lacking
5 in. (12.5 cm.) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
O. von Falke and E. Meyer, Romanische Leuchter und Gefaässe Giessgefässe der Gotik, Berlin, 1935, reprinted in 1983, p. 88, nos., 210-213
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Whilst varying slightly in physiognomy and type of decoration, the present lot relates very closely to a series of candlestick holders illustrated in Falke and Meyer (loc. cit.). Perhaps the closest comparison is with number 211, whose left arm is also placed on the left knee and has a similar tapered stump to the right where the candlestick nozzle previously was.

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