English Cast Brass Beehive Push-Up Candlestick. C. 1840

Description

English hollow core cast brass inverted beehive candlestick. The elongated urn form candle cup with bobeshe rests on a short … more English hollow core cast brass inverted beehive candlestick. The elongated urn form candle cup with bobeshe rests on a short pedestal above a diamond faceted knob. The candle shaft features a waisted interval to an inverted beehive on a conical stepped dome on a footed square base with clipped corners. The candlestick shaft is fitted with an internal push-up candle ejector.

Birmingham, England, circa 1830. less