A large late 17th century sheet brass candlestick

A large late 17th century sheet brass candlestick, repousse decorated, with a fluted nozzle, above an octagonal stop fluted stem with a gadrooned knop, on a conforming octagonal domed foot, the underside engraved with owner's triad initials 'S over W M', 45cm high.

See Eloy Koldeweij, The English Canclestick, 1425-1925, pp.84-85, cat.50 for a pair of similar candlesticks, with traces of their original silvering.

Provenance: The collection of the late Geoffrey Harley, Pickwick End, Corsham.