. Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use. Plate 214. The Candlestick. METAL OBJECTS. 369. Meyer, Handbook of Ornament. The Candlestick. Plate 370 The Hand-Candlestick. - The Candle-Bracket candlestick it consists of a broad dish out of which rises a shaftwith a socket-bowl at the end (figs. 216. 6, 7, 8). Often an Extinguisher is combinet with the Candlestick, especiallywhen the latter is of wrought-iron; as shown by the original example,fig. 4; of late years Match-holders have also bee
. Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use. Plate 214. The Candlestick. METAL OBJECTS. 369. Meyer, Handbook of Ornament. The Candlestick. Plate 370 The Hand-Candlestick. - The Candle-Bracket candlestick it consists of a broad dish out of which rises a shaftwith a socket-bowl at the end (figs. 216. 6, 7, 8). Often an Extinguisher is combinet with the Candlestick, especiallywhen the latter is of wrought-iron; as shown by the original example,fig. 4; of late years Match-holders have also been included. The material is the same as for other candlesticks. There isnothing special to say as regards the decoration. Pate 216. The Hand-Candlestick. 1—3. Wrought-iron, 17th century. 4—5. Modern, wiought iron. 6. Modern, by P. Faure of Paris, (Gewerbehalle). 7. Modern, brass. 8. Modern, brass. The Candle-Bracket. (Plate 217.) Candle-Brackets are fixed or movable bearers attached to verticalsurfaces, e. g. columns, pilasters, &c. In the Middle Ages and theRenascence they were chiefly used for Torches and Candles; at thepresent time they are employed for Candles and Gas. The
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