The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill
The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill
Two Very Rare Northwestern European Cast Brass Circular-Based Candlesticks, 15th and Early 16th Century
Auction Closed
January 23, 10:36 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Two Very Rare Northwestern European Cast Brass Circular-Based Candlesticks
15th and Early 16th Century
The four-knop candlestick with a faint maker's mark on the foot of the base.
Height of tallest 10 in.
Three knop stick: Raymond Petry, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania;
Four knop stick: William H. Straus, New York.
Four knop stick: William H. Straus, New York.
For related candlesticks see Christopher Bangs, The Lear Collection: A Study of Copper-Alloy Socket Candlesticks, A.D. 200-1700, (Bethlehem, PA: Oaks Printing Company, Inc., 1995), pp.69, 218, and 223, nos. 24 and 29.