A fine and unusual steel churchwarden’s pipe that unscrews into three separate parts for ease while traveling.
Prob. England, mid-18th c.
18 ½” l.
SOLD.
Dutch Heemskerk Candlestick
A beautiful 17th c. Dutch brass heemskerk with lovely tulip-shaped socket, in superb condition.
Netherlands, c. 1670.
7 3/4” h
SOLD.
Two Early Brass Candlesticks
Two exceptional late 15th c./early 16th c. brass candleholders in superb condition.
L: A beautifully balanced candlestick with opposing pear-shaped teardrops and balanced by three discoidal knops. Northwest Europe, c. 1500; 9 1/4” h. SOLD.
R: An extremely fine, unusually elegant, candleholder with corrugated baluster. Nuremberg, Germany, c. 1500; 9 1/8” h. SOLD.
Unusually Fine 16th c. Candlestick
A beautiful 16th c. teardrop candlestick in excellent color and condition, with base and baluster ribbing intact.
NW Europe, c. 1500.
8” h.
SOLD.
Gothic Candleholder
A very fine four-knop Gothic candlestick in excellent condition.
Netherlands, 1500-1525.
9 1/4” h.
SOLD.
Gothic Candelabrum
An extremely rare 15th c three-tiered wrought iron Gothic candleholder, fitted with both prickets and candlesockets.
France, c. 1450.
7’ 1” h.
For related pieces in both the Victoria and Albert and Cluny museums, cf. Baur, Metal Candlesticks, pp. 56 and 57, figs. 39 and 41.
SOLD.
"1692"
A rare 17th c. English mortar in great patina, by the so-called “cut-card” founder.
Dated and initialed “W (possibly) A”; 3 7/8” h. x 4 3/4” diam.
Pictured in Michael Finlay, English Decorated Bronze Mortars and Their Makers, p. 123. fig. 244. Formerly in the collection of the author.
SOLD.
A Fine Group of 15th and 16th c. Candlesticks
L. to R.:
Very fine 4-knop brass candlestick in excellent condition. Netherlands, c. 1500; 9 ¼” h. SOLD.
Winged-socket candlestick with sextagonal socket, conforming collar, exceptional detail, all in great color and pristine condition.Flemish, c. 1400; 7 ¼” h. SOLD
Very rare 15th c. one-knop brass candlestick with shallow crenelated socket in excellent condition. Netherlands, c. 1400-50; 7 1/2” h. SOLD
A very fine 3-knop brass candlestick in great old finish. Netherlands, c. 1450-1500; 7” h. SOLD.
A rare multiple-knob Gothic brass candlestick with iron core. Nuremberg, Germany, c. 1500-50; 9 3/4” h. SOLD.
All are in excellent condition with no repairs or restoration.
Exceptional French Mortar
Very fine mortar in wonderful patina and condition; the vertical ribbed mortar decorated with three-dimensional human figures interspersed with medallions of bearded men.
France, late 16th-early 17th c.
4 1/4” h, 6 1/8” top diam.
For related examples, cf. Liefte verwindt al dinck: Vijzels, pp. 190-204.
SOLD.
Butterfield Paris
A fine late 17th c. - early 18th c. brass compass/sundial signed "Butterfield Paris," in fine order.
Michael Butterfield was an Englishman who worked in Paris from 1675-1724.
SOLD.
A Selection of 15th and 16th c. Brass Candlesticks
A fine grouping of rare 15th and 16th c. candlesticks in excellent condition, with no repairs
L to R:
Rare Nuremberg candlestick, Germany, c. 1500-50; 9 1/4” h. SOLD.
Scarce 16th c. Dutch candlestick, Netherlands, c. 1500-25; 7 1/4” h. SOLD.
Four-knop Gothic candlestick, Netherlands, c. 1450-1500; 10” h. SOLD.
Unusually Bold Skewer Holder
New England, 18th c.
A crisp, beautifully designed skewer holder in an unusually large size.
7 1/4" h. x 7" w.
SOLD.
Set of Four 18th C. Brass Candlesticks
Augsburg, Germany, c. 1730-40.
A rarely found set of four silver-form brass candlesticks in mint condition and excellent color.
8 1/8" h.
For a nearly identical form in silver, by the Master Johann Philipp Heckenauer, cf. Baur, Metal Candlesticks, pl. 207, p. 120.
SOLD.
Bell-Metal Candlestick
Northwest Europe, Flanders, c. 1500.
10 1/2"h.
Minor dents to base.
SOLD.
Battle of Crefeld Tobacco Box
A fine brass and copper tobacco box made for the German market. The box commemorates the German victory over the French in the Battle of Krefeld in 1758 under Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick. On the lid, the repousse decoration features portraits of Frederick the Great and Prince Henry.
SOLD.
