Large Antique Dutch 17th Century Heemskerk 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.
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,
Third Quarter 17th Century.

Height: 25,5 cm. (10 inches.)
Diam. Base: 11,7 cm. (4,6 inches.)
Weight: 1.621 grams