Candlestick on three legs in the form of sirens, The three legs, the base, the trunk, the fat trap and the candle pin are cast separately. The legs are shaped like sirens. The profiled foot is adorned with grunts on top. The trunk consists of an inverted baluster adorned with leaf motifs, a central part adorned with gnarls and cannelures and has three sections, and a baluster, which is also partially adorned at the bottom with gnarles and above it has cannelures. The fat trap is also provided with grunts on the underside, has twelve openings in the wall in the form of standing rectangles and a
Candlestick on three legs in the form of sirens, The three legs, the base, the trunk, the fat trap and the candle pin are cast separately. The legs are shaped like sirens. The profiled foot is adorned with grunts on top. The trunk consists of an inverted baluster adorned with leaf motifs, a central part adorned with gnarls and cannelures and has three sections, and a baluster, which is also partially adorned at the bottom with gnarles and above it has cannelures. The fat trap is also provided with grunts on the underside, has twelve openings in the wall in the form of standing rectangles and a profiled projecting edge. At the bottom of the candlesticks you can see the grooves of the lathe. The cavity in the bottom of the trunk has remained visible, a narrower piece has been inserted in the trunk under the vase and the pin has been re-attached. The candlestick has attachments with a pin and a fat trap in the middle and three arms with a candle holder that were made in the same time., anonymous, France (possibly), c. 1500 - c. 1600, brass (alloy), founding, h cm × d cm × l 42 cm
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