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Americana & International - Session Two

Fri, Jan 20, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 736

North West Europe brass candlestick, 16th c.

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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North West Europe brass candlestick, early 16th c., the single socket with two discoid knops, above a broad, low, round flaring base, 5 1/2" h., 6 1/2" dia. A candlestick of this form was found on the Mary Rose, a ship from Henry VIII's navy, sunk in 1635, the low broad base is ideally suited for on board ship. A similar example is pictured in Christopher Bangs, The Lear Collection: A Study of Copper-Alloy Socket Candlesticks - A.D. 200 - 1700, 1995, No. 43. Provenance: The Collection of F.R. "Bud" Lear III.

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Condition

Base has been trimmed, minor cracks. Wear commensurate with age.

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