WI BIRDCAGE/STABLE CANDLESTICKS MID 18th C.


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THESE EARLY-MID 18th CENTURY CANDLESTICKS WERE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED IN THIS MANNER FOR USE IN STABLES, COW-BYRES ETC. WHERE STRAW CONSTITUTED A VERY TANGIBLE FIRE HAZARD. L-R 1) A TYPICAL SIX ROD CONSTRUCTION WITH CARRYING HOOK, A LOOPED STRIP ADJUSTMENT FOR THE SOCKET HEIGHT ON A NICELY TURNED BASE. 10 1/4”H EXCELLENT CONDITION (TLEDE) LIST PRICE: $495 2)A MOST UNUSUAL EXAMPLE WITH ITS IRON THREE LEGGED BASE. WE HAVE ONLY SEEN TWO OF THESE. RETAINS THE SIX RODS, CARRYING HOOK AND LOOPED STRIP. EXCELLENT CONDITION. 8 3/4’H (TADEE) LIST PRICE: $585 3)VERY SIMILAR TO #1 ABOVE WITH SIX RODS, CARRYING HOOK AND SCULPERED BASE. HOWEVER THE LOOPED STRIP IS MORE ELABORATE.9 1/2”H (DCEDE) LIST PRICE: $795
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