Antique Pair Early 19th Century Faceted Brass Candlesticks 8” (D56)

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Antique Pair Early 19th Century Faceted Brass Candlesticks 8” (D56):
$59.99

Antique sand cast and turned brass candlesticks with two components: 1) a domed base and 2) a cylindrical shaft ending in a nozzle with fixed rim (as opposed to detachable bobeche). The base and stem are joined together by a threaded tang extending off the lowermost end of the stem\'s shaft. The threaded tang is about 9/16\" long, has a diameter of ~1/2 inch and fits into the top of the domed base which is threaded to receive it. This method of affixing the base to a threaded stem is one of just two main methods used to construct candlesticks before 1820. The other method also used a tang, but the tang was left plain and not threaded. The tang was also centered and inserted through the top of the base and then hammered and peened back on itself in order to secure the base to the rest of the candlestick. Both of these methods of joining were starting to be replaced in England and America by the use of a larger tubular rivet Patented in early 1839 (by James Barlow of Birmingham, England) and then patented in the United States about 6 months later by William Church (see Donald Fennimore\'s book `Metalwork in Early America: Copper and its Alloys from the Du Pont Collection (at Winterthur) and published by the Winterthur Museum in 1996, see page 214 for an example and photos). The tubular rivet quickly became the standard method for constructing candlesticks after 1850.

This pair is approx 8\" tall with a diameter of 2 3/16\" at the rim and 3 1/4\" square at the base. As with all antique candlesticks they are a \"near\" pair

in that they are not completely identical. Though they are to the naked eye, my scale weighs them in at 1 lb 9.2 oz. and 1 lb 10.2 oz. [I put a little string on the lighter of the two so you know which is which in the pictures]

They would shine up to a bright finish but I won\'t be doing it as the purchaser may not prefer this! There are lots of nicks and scratches from the centuries of use, but they would likely rub out if desired.

Please see all pictures.