A fine candlestick French, in Gothic style

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

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Description

h.27cm., diam.18cm.

wrought iron, with a squared stem surmounted by a spirally turned pricket supporting two candle-nozzles on a circular base

Catalogue Note

Comparative Literature:
S.Wechssler-Kümmel, Chandeliers, lampes et appliqués de style, Office du Livre, Fribourg, 1963.

This candlestick has a spirally fluted stem which enables the candlearms to be raised and lowered. It is based upon a 15th century model, formerly in the Albert Figdor collection, illustrated in Die Sammlung Albert Figdor, Vienna, Vol. I, 1930, plate 466.