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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.

CONDITION
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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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