Candlestick (one of a pair)

1725-1750

Measurements

7 in x 4 in x 4 in

Materials

Brass

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1959.3903

Condition Notes

1959.3903.1 has been crudely soldered together at the top of the base and the bottom of the shaft.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The candlesticks have octagonal candle sockets above an inverted baluster shaft.  The base is square with chamfered corners.  A hole in one side of the candle socket allows removal of the candle stub, a procedure addressed by ejectors in later styles.  

The shafts were cast in halves.  They screw into the tops of the bases.