Antique Dutch Late 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 one hole. 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.
Literature:
Onno ter Kuile. Koper & Brons Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Page 108, photo 149 for similar piece.
Christopher Bangs – The Lear Collection, Page 260, photo 64 for similar piece.

The Netherlands,
Late 17th century.

Height: 24,6 cm. (9,7 inches.)
Diam. Base: 12,3 cm. (4,5 inches.)
Weight: 1.538 Grams