Paul Wullems

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Cardan ship's candlestick

The Cardan mechanism keeps the candlestick hanging straight, even when the ship rolls.

In addition to use aboard a ship or in a train, these candlesticks can also be placed on a surface or mounted on the wall as decoration.

In French antique shops they are often referred to as "bougeoir de marine".

The height of the candlestick is 26 cm.

The base diameter is 12.5 cm

The dish has a diameter of 8.5 cm.

The height in the hanging position is 15 cm, and 22 cm from the wall when measured.

Weight 1160 g.

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Tin and candle are for example

Cardanische Scheepskandelaar

Het cardanische mechanisme zorgt ervoor dat de kandelaar recht blijft hangen, zelfs als het schip deint.

Naast gebruik aan boord of in een trein , kunnen deze kandelaars ook worden neergezet of aan de wand worden gemonteerd als decoratie.

 In Franse antiekwinkels worden ze vaak aangeduid als "bougeoir de marine". 

De hoogte van de kandelaar is 26 cm.

De voet diameter is 12.5 cm

Het schaaltje heeft een diameter van 8,5 cm.

De hoogte in  hangende positie is 15 cm., en 22 cm. van wand gemeten.

Gewicht  1160 g.



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Maritime object - Cast Bronze- Ship's candle holder / Train candle holder

France - First half of the 20th century

The Netherlands

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Bronze Cardan ship and railway candle holder, dating to the first half of the 20th century in a Victorian antique style, 26 cm tall with a 12.5 cm foot diameter, 8.5 cm bowl diameter, 22 cm from the wall when hung (or 15 cm in hanging position), weighing 1160 g, from France, in good used condition with minor signs of age and small stains.

Maritime object - Cast Bronze- Ship's candle holder / Train candle holder

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