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LOT 0369
Iron Candle Holder
FRANCE, 18TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/4 in. (1.21 kg, 44 cm).
The central baluster knopped column with scrolling ornament and looped carrying handle above a trefoil-shaped platform and rivetted tripod feet.
Provenance
Ex Nic McElhatton, former chairman of Christie's South Kensington.
Property of a Berkshire, UK, collector.
Accompanied by a copy of McElhatton's cataloguing page.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Ashley, Robert, The Rushlight and Related Holders - A Regional View, Ashley Publications, 2001, p.305, pl.278 and 278A.
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LOT 0369
Iron Candle Holder
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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