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Fri, Mar 27, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 230

Pair Brass Chambersticks, Three Candlesticks

Estimate: $300 - $500

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British, 18th century, two similar chambersticks with ringed shafts and push up mechanisms, 4-1/2 in.; three brass candlesticks with petal form bases including one with visible seam,˜approximately 7-3/4 in., Provenance: Ruth Marion, 1968, (Chambersticks); Collection of Laurence and Helen Alspaugh, Greensboro, North Carolina

Condition

one chanberstick with dented candle lip, both with oxidation and wax residue, one candlestick with hole in candle cup and dented lip, all with wear consistent with age and use
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