Lantern - copper / glass

Large table-standing lantern from the Low Countries (Belgium/The Netherlands
This type of lantern was in Flanders and the Netherlands often used as a 'permission lantern' (carried by altar servers or clergy when the Holy Sacrament was brought to a sick person)

It is in a very beautiful condition and is entirely unscathed at the glass panes

The candle holder cannot be removed, which in itself indicates that it is original to the lantern
Was richly decorated and provided with an open-work rim at the top
As well as red copper rivets adorn this whole

The lantern can be dated to the mid-18th century
Very decorative
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