A COPPER ALLOY CANDLESTICK , LOW COUNTRIES, 16TH CENTURY | Christie's

Sale 6066

The Lear Collection of Socket Candlesticks

London

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15 December 1998

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Lot 76

A COPPER ALLOY CANDLESTICK

LOW COUNTRIES, 16TH CENTURY

Price realised

GBP 1,035

Estimate

GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500

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A COPPER ALLOY CANDLESTICK
LOW COUNTRIES, 16TH CENTURY
The baluster shaft above a drip-tray and bell-base.
Minor nicks, dents and cracks.
6¾ in. (17.2 cm.) high
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Literature and exhibited

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Michaelis 1978, p. 60, fig. 70
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