Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - The Age of Oak - 14th January 2025
Lot 150
A BRASS CAPSTAN CANDLESTICK
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £378
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Description
A BRASS CAPSTAN CANDLESTICK
POSSIBLY FLEMISH, LATE 16TH CENTURY
the slightly tapering socket with a pair of lateral rectangular pierced apertures on a dished drip-pan and spreading circular foot
12.5cm high, 12.5cm diameter
Literature
For a similar example attributed to an English brazier, see Caspall (J), 'Fire & Light in the Home pre 1820', p.86, fig. 155.