Candlestick, Andrea del Verrocchio, 1468 - 1469 On a concave, three-sided base with a leg on each corner, formed by a lion's claw, which turns up to an S-Volut with leaf motif, is the baluster-shaped shaft, which ends in a fat catcher with pin. The shaft is formed from bottom to top by a 'vase', the base of which is decorated at the bottom with hanging Godrons, the 'Cuppa' with a rising leaf motif and the 'lid' with a downy leaf motif; A cord -shaped ring, from which five -long, rising leaves spring and above which there are some ring -shaped profiles and a nodus widening upwards with godrons,
Candlestick, Andrea del Verrocchio, 1468 - 1469 On a concave, three-sided base with a leg on each corner, formed by a lion's claw, which turns up to an S-Volut with leaf motif, is the baluster-shaped shaft, which ends in a fat catcher with pin. The shaft is formed from bottom to top by a 'vase', the base of which is decorated at the bottom with hanging Godrons, the 'Cuppa' with a rising leaf motif and the 'lid' with a downy leaf motif; A cord -shaped ring, from which five -long, rising leaves spring and above which there are some ring -shaped profiles and a nodus widening upwards with godrons, decorated with grunts at the top; Furthermore, a second cord -shaped ring, from which a leaf with five -page points originates, placed against five elongated leaves, which turn into a thickening with egg list, and a concave, short trunk with twisted cannelures, on which the fat catcher, decorated with an upright leaf motif and profiled edge . On the sides of the base, against a history, in raised letters: Maggio: E: Givgno McCCCCLXVIII. Florence bronze (metal). kern: iron (metal) Vecchio Palace On a concave, three-sided base with a leg on each corner, formed by a lion's claw, which turns up to an S-Volut with leaf motif, is the baluster-shaped shaft, which ends in a fat catcher with pin. The shaft is formed from bottom to top by a 'vase', the base of which is decorated at the bottom with hanging Godrons, the 'Cuppa' with a rising leaf motif and the 'lid' with a downy leaf motif; A cord -shaped ring, from which five -long, rising leaves spring and above which there are some ring -shaped profiles and a nodus widening upwards with godrons, decorated with grunts at the top; Furthermore, a second cord -shaped ring, from which a leaf with five -page points originates, placed against five elongated leaves, which turn into a thickening with egg list, and a concave, short trunk with twisted cannelures, on which the fat catcher, decorated with an upright leaf motif and profiled edge .
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