A fine and rare pair of Flemish Gothic brass candlesticks, Brabant second quarter 16th century

each with a hexagonal nozzle above a spirally turned stem on a shaped base cast with the various Gothic orders 

Bought in 1890 from parish priest Thys, Wersbeek, Belgium, for 350 Belgian francs

 

Cuivre et Bronze  Exhibition, Brussels, 1957.
Thuis in de Late Middeleeuwen Exhibition, 5th October–12th December 1980, Overrijssels Museum, Zwolle.

 

 

Old very minor marks, dents and pitting and surface dirt. Evidence of some minor resoldering. Small piece missing on base of both. In overall very good condition. Very unusual model combining several of the Gothic orders. Highly recommended.
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Comparative Literature:
J.De Coo, Fritz Mayer Van den Bergh: The Collector, The Collection. Schoten: Drukkerijc C. Govaerts N.V., 1979 fig. 36 p. 92, reproduced here in fig.1.

An identical model is in the Museum Mayer Van den Berg, Antwerp.
It is rare to find these type of candlesticks which incorporate various and not just a single Gothic order.