Exceptional Pair of Cast Brass Candlesticks, Melchiur and Schuster, Nuremburg, Germany, 17th century (before 1692)

Estimate

5,000 - 8,000 USD

Sold

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Description

brass
Heights 9 1/2 in., 5 in.

marked MS to each rim; together with a matched pair of 16th century Spanish cast brass "Capstan" candlesticks (4 pieces).

Provenance

The matched pair: Christie's New York, The Collection of Kay and Richard Barrett, June 17, 1997, sale 8704, lot 162 (part);
Jonathan Trace, Portsmouth, New Hampshire;
Alan Miller, Quakertown, Pennsylvania.