Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 18 Jan 2023
A EUROPEAN BRASS PRICKET CANDLESTICK
A EUROPEAN BRASS PRICKET CANDLESTICK
VENETIAN OR GERMAN, C.1550
the spike on a slender stem with an inverted baluster, with discoid and rounded knops on a flat circular base
15.5cm high
Provenance
The F. W. Robins Collection.
Catalogue Note
R. F. Michaelis, Old Domestic Base-Metal Candlesticks, p.36, fig.19 shows a similar candlestick with a drip-pan and domed foot.