WROUGHT IRON CANDLE HOLDER SET - PAIR OF PRICKET STANDS AND FIVE-BRANCH CANDELABRA

A SET OF THREE HAND-FORGED WROUGHT IRON CANDLE HOLDERS COMPRISING A PAIR OF TALL PRICKET STANDS AND A FIVE-BRANCH TABLE CANDELABRA. EACH PIECE FEATURES SCROLLWORK DETAILING CONSISTENT WITH TRADITIONAL BLACKSMITHING TECHNIQUES.

THE PAIR OF PRICKET STANDS EACH FEATURE A CENTRAL UPRIGHT BAR WITH A TWISTED CAGE OR SPIRAL DECORATIVE ELEMENT AT MID-HEIGHT, TOPPED WITH A FLAT CIRCULAR DRIP PAN FITTED WITH A CENTRAL SPIKE FOR PILLAR CANDLES. EACH STAND RESTS ON A TRIPOD BASE WITH SCROLLED FEET. THE FORGING SHOWS HAMMER MARKS AND HAND-WORKED DETAILING THROUGHOUT.

THE FIVE-BRANCH CANDELABRA FEATURES A CENTRAL SCROLLWORK CAGE BASE FROM WHICH FIVE CURVED ARMS EXTEND OUTWARD, EACH TERMINATING IN A CIRCULAR DRIP PAN WITH A CENTRAL CANDLE CUP. THE BASE IS FORMED FROM INTERLOCKING SCROLLED IRON BARS THAT PROVIDE STABILITY.

CONDITION NOTES:
* SURFACE OXIDATION AND NATURAL PATINA ACROSS ALL THREE PIECES, CONSISTENT WITH AGE
* MINOR SURFACE PITTING TO THE FLAT DRIP PANS ON BOTH PRICKET STANDS
* WAX RESIDUE PRESENT IN SEVERAL CANDLE HOLDERS ON THE CANDELABRA
* ALL THREE PIECES ARE STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND STAND LEVEL
* HAND-FORGED CONSTRUCTION WITH VISIBLE HAMMER MARKS

SPECIFICATIONS:
* MATERIAL: WROUGHT IRON, HAND-FORGED
* CONSTRUCTION: HAND-FORGED WITH SCROLLWORK AND TWISTED CAGE DETAILING
* LOT COMPRISES: PAIR OF TALL PRICKET CANDLE STANDS AND ONE FIVE-BRANCH TABLE CANDELABRA
* PRICKET STANDS: TRIPOD SCROLLED FEET BASE, CENTRAL TWISTED CAGE DETAIL, FLAT CIRCULAR DRIP PAN WITH CENTRAL SPIKE
* CANDELABRA: FIVE CURVED ARMS WITH DRIP PANS AND CANDLE CUPS, SCROLLWORK CAGE BASE

Item Size: Height: 31cm, Width: 60cm, Depth: 31cm, Weight: 5Kg

Colonial (1788-1901, Australian); Late 19Th To Early 20Th Century; Wrought Iron; Surface Oxidation And Patina Consistent With Age Across All Three Pieces. The Pricket Stands Show Wear And Minor Surface Rust To The Drip Pans. The Candelabra Retains Remnants Of Candle Wax In Several Holders. All Pieces Are Structurally Stable And Stand Upright Without Wobble. Minor Surface Pitting Visible On The Flat Drip Pans Of The Tall Stands.

Condition: Good

779170+107

Location of item: WA, Australia

This item is being offered PICK UP ONLY. Local collection is available, if shipping is required, bidders are encouraged to organise their own freight.

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