Description:
Brass chamberstick with the candle holder in the center of a round, shallow saucer base with an incised line around the rim. The socket has a wide, flared flange or bobeche; over a molded band over a baluster turning over a short stem and a domed foot; and a ring handle with a round thumb plate held to the pan with three copper rivets. A chamberstick was designed to be easily moved from place to place, from which to light other candles or a fire. The scroll handle, which replaced the elongated carrying handle in the 1730s, made it easy and stable to carry; the width of the pan and low height of the shaft prevented it from overturning and starting a fire; and the dished base caught candle drippings. Chambersticks were often equipped with a conical extinguisher and a scissors-like snuffer.
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