The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill

The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill

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Very Rare Pair of Northwestern European Cast Brass 'Heemskirk' Double-Knop Circular-Based Candlesticks, Late 15th Century

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Auction Closed

January 23, 10:36 PM GMT

Estimate

1,200 - 1,800 USD

Lot Details

Description

Very Rare Pair of Northwestern European Cast Brass 'Heemskirk' Double-Knop Circular-Based Candlesticks

Late 15th Century


Height 7 5/8 in.

These candlesticks relate directly to a candlestick illustrated in Christopher Bangs, The Lear Collection: A Study of Copper-Alloy Socket Candlesticks, A.D. 200-1700, (Bethlehem, PA: Oaks Printing Company, Inc., 1995), pp. 94 and 251, no. 55.