Candelabrum, two-armed, the legs supported by lions
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
The candelabrum consists of a base placed on three legs with a stem. This is cast as one piece. On this, the two-armed turner is placed, to which two candleholders are screwed at the ends. The slightly rising base, provided with fine grooved rings, has a raised rim, which also allows it to serve as a drip pan. The legs have sitting lion cubs. The profiled hexagonal stem has a round one at the bottom and a hexagonal one in the middle, and tapers to a point, so that the upper part can be used as a candle pin. The turner has a hexagonal hole in the center. The two arms end in dragon heads with two legs below them. In these, the two eight-sided front and back perforated holders are screwed onto vertical ring-shaped feet. The base is repaired in the bottom and the rim, probably by the caster who made the object. One leg has been reattached. An addition to this piece is an angel (BK-NM-2381-A).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description