The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 86
A BRASS CANDLESTICK
Estimate £70 - £100 | Hammer £88
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Description
A BRASS CANDLESTICK
FRENCH OR GERMAN, C.1700
having a cylindrical socket with a filled circular extraction hole, a knopped and inverted-acorn stem, and dished hexagonal base, with remains of silvering
14.5cm high
Literature
See V. Baur, 'Metal Candlesticks: History, Styles and Techniques', p.99 for a comparable silver example hallmarked Toulouse 1694.