Antique French 16th Century Pilar Candlestick.

The copper-alloy stick standing on a round base with a round platform at the bottom of the shaft. Plain cylindrical column which flares elegantly from a lower to an upper pronounced discoid knop. No circular lateral apertures in the socket
Literature:
Old Domestic Base-Metall Candlesticks by Ronald. F. Michaelis: Page. 46 fig. 39.
Christopher Bangs -The Lear Collection:  Pages 126 & 301, Number 99

France,
Late 16th century.

Height: 20,3 cm. (8 inches.)
Diam. Base: 12 cm. (4,7 inches.)
Weight: 649 grams.