A RARE BRASS 'TAVERN' OR 'COFFEE HOUSE' CANDLESTICK

A RARE BRASS 'TAVERN' OR 'COFFEE HOUSE' CANDLESTICK

ENGLISH, C.1650-1700

having a cylindrical socket with moulded narrow flange, a slender entasis stem with waisted end, on a slightly dished circular base, with flared rim

20cm high

Literature

See E. Koldeweij, 'The English Candlestick 1425-1925', pp. 74-77, nos. 41 - 45, for comparable examples inscribed and dated 1665-1695, 1709.