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LOT 2047
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.
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 2047
Iron Candle Holder
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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