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Northern France, likely 15th / 16th century
Iron, forged. Supported by three curved legs, the cylindrical central shaft features three twisted braces holding a wheel-shaped fitting with conical sockets and intermediate spikes, including a central elevated spike.
A closely comparable iron chandelier is housed in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (Inv. No. 544–1895), as well as another in the same museum: Inv. No. 724–1895 (first half of the 15th century), and particularly regarding the legs, Inv. No. 800–1895.
Literature:
Cf. M. Viollet-Le-Duc, Dictionnaire Raisonné du Mobilier Français de l'époque carolvingienne à la Renaissance, Paris, 1858–1875, vol. I, pp. 386–391.
Cf. Alastair Laing, Lightning, London, 1982.
Cf. Marian Campbell, An Introduction to Ironwork, London, 1985.
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