A COPPER ALLOY CANDLESTICK , PROBABLY GERMAN, LATE 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 78

A COPPER ALLOY CANDLESTICK

PROBABLY GERMAN, LATE 16TH CENTURY

Price realised

GBP 1,265

Estimate

GBP 700 - GBP 1,000

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A COPPER ALLOY CANDLESTICK
PROBABLY GERMAN, LATE 16TH CENTURY
The socket above a drip-tray and bell-base.
Very minor nicks.
1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high
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Literature and exhibited

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Schiffer 1978, p. 209, D

Lot Essay

Judging by its extremely small size, this lot was probably intended to be used as a travelling candlestick.
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