Medieval Style Openwork Candlestick with Three Figures
Late 19th century A.D. or earlier. A bronze pricket candleholder with trumpet-shaped shank and median bulb; triangular openwork stand formed as three outward-facing figures entwined in tendrils and grasping fronds, and between each pair a beaded panel above a lion-mask with swept tendrils extending to the angles; lion's paw foot at each angle. Cf. Michaelis, R.F., Old Domestic Base-Metal Candlesticks From the 13th-19th Century, Antique Collector's Club, England, 1978, pp.38-40, for a socketted candlestick with a very similar base. 478 grams, 15 cm high (5 7/8 in.). Ex private Dutch collection. English private collection. A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]