Lot 612
  • 612

Rare English Brass Trumpet-Base Candlestick, Circa 1680

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

  • brass
  • Height 8 in.

Condition

Wear commensurate with age and use. Wax residue within the candlecup. Some oxidation visible to the underside. With light tarnish and pitting to the surface. There is a 1/2 inch dent just below the nozzle. The drip pan and the foot each slight dinged.
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Catalogue Note

For a near identical example see: Peter, Nancy and Herbert Schiffer, The Brass Book, (Exton, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1978), p. 165, pl. A.