Candlestick with Saint Sebastian, The candlestick is composed of the following parts: the foot with the three legs, the decoration on these legs, Saint Sebastian, the tree, the fat trap and the candleholder. The decorations, which are riveted to the legs, consist of dogs with stretched front legs, holding an arrow in their mouths and having the ears in their necks. The base on three legs, which is provided with coarse rings at the top, has an edge consisting of nine battles with the inscription: SAN TA SEB BAS TIA NUS ORA PRO NOBIS. Saint Sebastian is wearing a loincloth. His right arm is behind him and his left arm is tied to the tree above his head. He stands on his right foot, which he has placed in front of his left, and keeps his head turned to his right. At the height of the neck, this figure is attached to the tree with a screw. This is somewhat erratic in shape and has branches on which is attached above the head of the figure the fat trap adorned with eight tilting and the eight-plane candle holder. Saint Sebastian is partially gilded with the ground on which he stands. This part is screwed in the foot and is now completely stuck. The saint's right hand is loose. The figurative part is originally, the foot with the decorations on the three legs probably also, the candle holder and the fat trap not, the martyr Sebastian, possible attributes: arrow (s), bow, tree trunk, anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1475 - c. 1500, copper alloy, gilding, h 27 cm × d 10.5 cm
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