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Arm with candlestick, part of a candelabrum
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Arm with candlestick, part of a candelabrum

anonymous · 1650 - 1725 · casting; screwed; brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The object is composed of the following five parts: the arm, the drip pan, the turner, and the candleholder. The arm is bent twice, ending on one side in a spiral with a bird or dolphin head, and on the other in a thickening. Here, the turner is screwed onto the round drip pan profiled at the bottom. On the turner, two cylindrical candleholders with cylindrical stems are screwed. The arm is broken just below the thickening, and the connecting curl has been restored. Moreover, the drip pan and one of the holders differ slightly from those of BK-KOG-1011-A. The object is attached with an iron pin to the eyes of an iron part that can be screwed to a wall. The candleholder and drip pan were originally part of a candelabrum. The baluster, onto which the arm was originally inserted, as well as the knobs, are missing.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
chandelier
Credit lineArm met kaarsenhouder, onderdeel van een kaarsenkroon. 1650 - 1725. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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