Candlestick in the shape of Samson taming the lion, The standing lion has turned its head to the left and to the rear and has put its tail under its right hind leg around the bottom. Samson is seated on his back, who has stretched out his left leg and raised his right foot backwards. With both hands he pulls open the lion's mouth. He wears a long-sleeved tunic that falls over the knees, leaving the wrists free, zigzag striped stockings and pointed shoes. From his neck comes the hexagonal profiled trunk, with the fat trap and the candle pin. The fat trap is designed at the bottom like a five-bladed chalice, Samson kills the lion with his bare hands, anonymous, Germany, c. 1850 - c. 1900, copper alloy, soldering, h 34.0 cm × w 20.5 cm × d 11.0 cm
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Candlestick, shape, Samson taming, lion, standing lion, turned, head, left, rear, tail under, right hind leg, bottom, Samson, seated, back, stretched out, left leg, raised, right foot backwards, hands, pulls open, lion's mouth, wears, long-sleeved tunic, falls, knees, leaving, wrists free, zigzag striped stockings, pointed shoes, neck comes, hexagonal profiled trunk, fat trap, candle pin, designed, five-bladed chalice, Samson kills, bare hands, Germany, c, 1850, 1900, copper alloy, soldering
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