The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 4
A MID-17TH CENTURY BRASS CANDLESTICK
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £630
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Description
A MID-17TH CENTURY BRASS CANDLESTICK
NUREMBERG, C.1650
having a bold socket with a moulded rim, an acorn knop stem screwed to a wide flat circular base with three trefoil lobes and baluster-shaped feet (one professionally replaced)
18.5cm high
Catalogue Note
The design of this candlestick would indicate an Iberian origin. However, the quality of manufacture points to a centre of excellence, such as Nuremberg, indicating it was likely made for export to Iberia or even Scandinavia.