Candleholder - Cast brass

This object is an antique brass (or bronze) church or altar candlestick, recognizable by the characteristic pin or 'pricket' on the top. This type is also known as a pricket candlestick.
Main features:
Style: The design shows elements of the Baroque or Neo-Gothic style, often with a hexagonal candle holder and scroll motifs on the base.
Material: Made of solid brass.
Origin and Dating: Similar specimens are often identified as French or Dutch, dating from the 17th to the 19th century. There are also early 20th-century replicas based on these older models.
Base: The candlestick rests on a three-sided foot with volutes (scroll-like decorations) and feet.

This antique candlestick is a brass pricket candlestick, often used as an altar or church candlestick.
Type: Pricket candlestick with a pin (pricket) instead of a candle holder hole, designed to impale a candle with a hole in the bottom.
Style: The candlestick features Neo-Gothic characteristics with a baluster-shaped stem and a decorative base, often inspired by models from the 17th to 19th centuries.
Material: Made of brass or bronze.
Use: Historically used in churches or for home altars.

Size: 23.5 cm high
6 cm diameter at top
9 cm diameter of the feet at the bottom.

In good condition.

Pickup Gouda.
Medium package.