Two-armed candelabrum with a male and a female figure
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
The candlestick is composed of the following eight parts, of which only the first two are detachable: the foot, the stem, the two figures, the two drip pans and the two candleholders. The stem screwed into the foot is secured with a nut. The thread, which was fixed in the stem with tin or lead, has come loose there. The round profiled foot transitions into a hollow section that tapers upwards and is closed by a collar. The two round arms of the stem are twisted around each other at the bottom and are set in a hexagonal base and a hexagonal capital. They end in hexagonal pedestals for the two standing figures. The woman wears a long overcoat, which she holds up with her right hand so that both feet are visible. In her left hand she holds the soldered drip pan and candleholder. The décolleté V-neck and the hems of the overcoat are trimmed with fur, indicated by granulation. The over-sleeves are open at the back and are held together there with cords.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description