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Arm with candlestick from a three-tiered candelabrum
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Arm with candlestick from a three-tiered candelabrum

anonymous · c. 1675 - c. 1725 · turning; casting; screwed; brass (alloy)

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

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Candle arm belonging to a three-tier brass candelabrum. The S-shaped arm has a curl and transitions outward into a flat thickening with a screw hole. The candle holder with the drip pan is secured therein. The drip pan is ribbed and profiled around the opening on the underside and features a single grooved ring. The cylindrical candle holder, which has a profiled projecting rim, two grooved rings, and a thickening at the bottom, transitions into a baluster with a threaded end at the bottom. This is the second arm of the middle tier ring, numbered with 2 round points. The pin, used to attach the arm to the tier ring, has a round knob on top.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
chandelier
Credit lineArm met kaarsenhouder van kaarsenkroon van drie hoogten. c. 1675 - c. 1725. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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