VERY RARE PILGRIM 17TH C TURNED WOOD AND BRASS CANDLE HOLDER IN GREAT OLD PAINT

VERY RARE PILGRIM 17TH C TURNED WOOD AND BRASS CANDLE HOLDER IN GREAT OLD PAINT

VERY RARE PILGRIM 17TH C TURNED WOOD AND BRASS CANDLE HOLDER IN GREAT OLD PAINT

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WE BOUGHT THIS OUT OF A VERY OLD COLLECTION OF LIGHTING. AN EXTREMELY FINE LATE 17TH OR EARLY 18TH CENTURY TURNED WOOD CANDLE STICK WITH A WELL TURNED BULBOUS TRUMPET SHAFT, RESEMBLING A 17TH C WILLIAM AND MARY HIGHBOY LEG, A DOUBLE STEPPED TURNED ROUND BASE AND ON TOP A 17TH CENTURY CAST BRASS CANDLE CUP. AMERICAN MAPLE WOOD WITH GREAT EARLY HAND TURNED MARKS. IT IS PAINTED TO RESEMBLE BRASS OR BRONZE. THIS IS A GREAT EARLY CANDLE HOLDER OF GREAT SIZE AND THE MOST SPECTACULAR OLD PAINT THAT DATES TO THE 18TH CENTURY AND IS POSSIBLY ORIGINAL.

TURNED FROM A SINGLE PIECE OF AMERICAN MAPLE, THE ROUND STEPPED BASE IS OUT OF ROUND NEARLY 1/2. THE TURNINGS ON THE SHAFT RESEMBLE THOSE OF A BOSTON, MA WILLIAM AND MARY HIGHBOY FROM THE LAST PART OF THE 17TH CENTURY. THE CAST BRASS CANDLE CUP ON THE TOP IS PERIOD AND HAD GREAT FORM AND COLOR.

WE BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE BOTH OF THE SAME PERIOD, (late 17th century), AND THAT IT WAS MADE BY A COUNTRY TURNER IN THE LAST PART OF THE 17TH OR EARLY PART OF THE 18TH CENTURY. WE FEEL THAT HE HAD THE CANDLE CUP FROM A EARLY BRASS STICK AND MADE THE TURNED WOOD BASE FOR IT. IT WAS THEN PAINTED TO RESEMBLE BRASS AS WELL. THIS WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE EARLY TURNED DESIGN WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH A LARGE BRASS CANDLESTICK FROM THE 17TH CENTURY AND ALSO THAT USE OF THE PAINT FOR IT TO RESEMBLE BRASS AS WELL.

IT IS A GREAT PIECE OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY AND A WONDERFUL FIRST PERIOD MAKE-DO. THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER THROWN AWAY SUCH A GREAT PIECE OF BRASS. THIS IS A GREAT STICK IN THE BEST OLD SURFACE AND PAINT. For a similar example and further details see "THE RUSHLIGHT", "Furniture Treasury", by Wallace Nutting, and "Flickering Flames", by Leroy Thwing.

24" TALL AND 5 1/2" ACROSS THE BASE. Wonderful condition with only a loss to the top flat as seen in the photos. This loss is 19th century or older as the color can attest too.

Typical wear and imperfections with age as described above. Low starting Price and NO reserve.

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Show off your items with Auctiva's Listing Templates. The item "VERY RARE PILGRIM 17TH C TURNED WOOD AND BRASS CANDLE HOLDER IN GREAT OLD PAINT" is in sale since Tuesday, February 02, 2016. This item is in the category "Antiques\Primitives".

The seller is "three-girls" and is located in Connecticut. This item can be shipped to United States.
VERY RARE PILGRIM 17TH C TURNED WOOD AND BRASS CANDLE HOLDER IN GREAT OLD PAINT


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