A rare Henry VII/Henry VIII copper alloy socket candlestick, English, circa 1500-1540
A rare Henry VII/Henry VIII copper alloy socket candlestick, English, circa 1500-1540
In excavated condition, the socket with a moulding at the rim and at its waist, the stem modelled with a blade knop above a teardrop, a short ribbed section of stem below, the base with central flat-topped 'cone' and with flared edge forming a drip-pan, a flared skirting footrim below, 13cm base diameter x 19.5cm high
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A rare Henry VII/Henry VIII copper alloy socket candlestick, English, circa 1500-1540
In excavated condition, the socket with a moulding at the rim and at its waist, the stem modelled with a blade knop above a teardrop, a short ribbed section of stem below, the base with central flat-topped 'cone' and with flared edge forming a drip-pan, a flared skirting footrim below, 13cm base diameter x 19.5cm high