Candlestick with two arms, The profiled conical foot has a raised edge at the top, allowing it to also serve as a fat trap. The round trunk is riveted on the foot and is decorated with three buttons. The upper part of the stem, which is partially threaded, taper such that it can be used as a candle pin. The transition from the foot to the trunk is marked by shivering. The two-armed shifter is placed on the trunk and has a round hole in the middle with a thread that fits on the shaft. The arms are in the form of three steps. The candle pins are screwed onto the fat traps in the round or pointed ends. The latter have six battlements and are decorated with six ornaments of three holes each., anonymous, Northern Netherlands (possibly), c. 1450 - c. 1500, brass (alloy), founding, h 32 cm d 15 cm
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