Americana & Folk Art
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Peggy McClard Antiques Americana & Folk Art |
| Great 19th century brass candlestick with a knob candle-stump
ejector. Prior to 1700, the only method of clearing the candle
cups of candlesticks was with a sharp tool and a lot of digging.
The first to replace the simple hole in the side of the candle cup was a
lateral slide ejector, such as you see here. Soon, these became
increasingly less common as the simple push rod was placed through the
center of most hollow candlestick bodies. But some ejector type
candlesticks continued to be made through the 19th century. This
lovely candlestick has a beautifully shaped knob ejector that still
works smoothly. The more defined step-down of the base dates
this stick to the last half of the 19th century. This simple
beauty measures 7 1/4" tall with a 3 7/8" diameter base. There is
a bit of a wave to the candle cup, but no repairs that I can find.
Currently I'm offering enough 19th century candlesticks to give you a
lovely collection very inexpensively. See the last photo for the
whole collection. (#1632) $125 |
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