Lot Essay
A comparable candlestick of a male figure or 'Mannlein-Leuchter' is illustrated in Christopher Bangs, The Lear Collection: A Study of Copper-Alloy Socket Candlesticks A.D. 200-1700, London, 1995, no. 82.
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LATE 15TH CENTURY
Details
A NORTH WEST EUROPEAN COPPER-ALLOY FIGURAL CANDLESTICK
LATE 15TH CENTURY
Modelled as a standing female figure, supporting one drip tray and a partial socket
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high on a stand
LATE 15TH CENTURY
Modelled as a standing female figure, supporting one drip tray and a partial socket
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high on a stand
Provenance
With Michael Dunn, Claverack, New York, March 1989.
Special notice
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