A late Gothic brass candelabra - image-1

Lot 1166 Dα

A late Gothic brass candelabra

Auction 1159 - overview Cologne
13.11.2020, 09:30 - Decorative Arts incl. the Renate and Tono Dreßen Collection
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.000 €
Result: 3.125 € (incl. premium)

A late Gothic brass candelabra

Domed base with a concave drip pan supporting a facetted shaft and moulded nozzle with two angular perforations. Dents to foot rim and drip pan flattened. H 26 cm.
Attributed to the Northern Netherlands, c. 1500.

Literature

Two similar candelabra housed in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (inv. no. BK-KOG-995 und BK-NM-2414).
Cf. Lockner, Messing 15. - 17. Jahrhundert, Würzburg 1982, illus. 327.