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Antique Fancy Brass Spiral Adjusting Candlestick Courting Candle (1720-1780)

$ 520.07

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Type: Lighting
  • Category: Antiques
  • Material: Brass
  • Condition: Excellent condition with antique patina per photos
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Offering an
    Antique Fancy Brass Spiral Adjusting Candlestick (Courting Candle).
    Highly detailed and decorated brass, circa 1720 - 1780. Candlestick stands
    7.5" high, 5 3/4" between pairs of paw feet legs and 6" wide at leaf cut tip to bold strap carrying handle.
    It is repose, cut and engraved from top to bottom.
    The
    3 lobe edged drip pan has 3 different and very detailed allegorical faces. Curled cut and engraved leaves surround the candle coil base.
    The fancy "traveller" used to move the candle vertically
    has a curled stem-leaf termination.
    Base wing nut is "ram's horn" scrolled.
    From 30 year collection (Item No. 255).