Antique Dutch 17th Century Heemskirk Candlestick

The brass stick cast in four pieces. The round profiled base: the lower part of the stem with two ribs and between is a baluster with profiled rim.; the drip-pan; the upper part of the stem with the cylindric nozzle with two holes. The stem repeats the decoration from the lower part. The upper part of the stem has a pin, which is connected through the under part with the base.
N.B. Minor damage in the drip-pan.

The Netherlands, 
Mid 17th century.


Height: 21,3 cm. (8,4 inches.)
Diam. base: 10,3 cm. (4,1 inches.)           
Weight: 944 grams.