Pair of Bell Form Candlesticks
NORTH GERMANY, CIRCA 1680
26 x 15 x 15 cm
10 ¼ x 6 x 6 in
10 ¼ x 6 x 6 in
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The brass candlesticks each with a detachable stem which screws into the base, topped by a straight-sided candle socket with flanges to the upper and lower rims, raised on a...
The brass candlesticks each with a detachable stem which screws into the base, topped by a straight-sided candle socket with flanges to the upper and lower rims, raised on a turned stem with line decoration and a vase shaped central knop, on a dished circular drip-pan, raised on a bell form base with a (possibly later) engraved wavy-edged cartouche containing 'C' scrolls and the letters 'A. M. G. F. H.'
A pair of similar form can be found in the National Trust Collections at Ightam Mote, Kent (see NT 825377.1/2).
The form was employed with variations across Northern Europe, Candlesticks of comparable form attributed to Scandinavia are illustrated in P. N. & H. Schiffer, The Brass Book (1978), p. 165-6.
A pair of similar form can be found in the National Trust Collections at Ightam Mote, Kent (see NT 825377.1/2).
The form was employed with variations across Northern Europe, Candlesticks of comparable form attributed to Scandinavia are illustrated in P. N. & H. Schiffer, The Brass Book (1978), p. 165-6.