19th C Spelter and Brass Lion Taper Candlestick Holder
19th C Spelter and Brass Lion Taper Candlestick Holder
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Lion with Crown Brass Taper Candle Holder
19th-century cast bronze and brass figural candlestick, likely French or English, dating to around circa 1880–1900.
Featuring a lion rampant—a heraldic motif—serving as the support for the candle socket.
The underside shows early hand-soldered construction and a punched center hole, suggesting workshop assembly rather than later machine fabrication.
The candle socket and drip pan are turned brass with a rolled rim.
The lion’s stance and mane treatment reflect late 19th-century Romantic revivalism, when artists looked to medieval and heraldic imagery for inspiration.
The lion rampant motif symbolized courage and nobility—often used in heraldry and associated with royal arms (notably those of England and Scotland).
Style: Neo-Gothic or Renaissance Revival.
Lion with Crown Brass Taper Candle Holder
19th-century cast bronze and brass figural candlestick, likely French or English, dating to around circa 1880–1900.
Featuring a lion rampant—a heraldic motif—serving as the support for the candle socket.
The underside shows early hand-soldered construction and a punched center hole, suggesting workshop assembly rather than later machine fabrication.
The candle socket and drip pan are turned brass with a rolled rim.
The lion’s stance and mane treatment reflect late 19th-century Romantic revivalism, when artists looked to medieval and heraldic imagery for inspiration.
The lion rampant motif symbolized courage and nobility—often used in heraldry and associated with royal arms (notably those of England and Scotland).
Style: Neo-Gothic or Renaissance Revival.