Candlestick with twisted stem and eight-lobed base, The candlestick is composed of the following plate-driven parts: the base, the nodus, the trunk, the fat trap and the candle pin. There are two profiled rings around the upper and lower ends of the trunk. The fairly flat nodus is placed on the broad, arched foot with eight lobes, the decoration of which corresponds to that of the foot. The trunk is twisted. The fat trap has the shape of an eight-leaf rosette. The candlestick has a hole on the edge of the foot and above it an opening in the nodus. Stem and fat trap are soldered., anonymous, Northern Netherlands (possibly), c. 1625 - c. 1650, brass (alloy), soldering, h 37 cm × d 18.5 cm
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Candlestick, twisted stem, eight-lobed base, candlestick, composed, following plate-driven parts, base, nodus, trunk, fat trap, candle pin, two profiled rings, upper, lower ends, fairly flat nodus, placed, broad, arched foot, eight lobes, decoration, corresponds, foot, twisted, shape, eight-leaf rosette, hole, edge, opening, Stem, soldered, Northern Netherlands, c, 1625, 1650, brass, alloy, soldering
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