German, 16th century, socket above a tapered corrugated shaft between discoid knops,ÿon a shallow circular base, 8-7/8 x 5-5/8 in. - Note: A similar candlestick example can be seen inÿThe Lear Collection: A Study of Copper-Alloy Socket Candlesticks, A.D. 200-1700ÿby Christopher Bangs, 1995, pagesÿ106 and 273, No. 75. - Provenance: Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Condition
some cracking along central dome with braze fill underneath, small repair to socket rim with faint hairlines to underside, small hairline at lower iron pin, other small dents, scratches, and small flaws as made