Is this part of a candle holder? ~~ YES IT IS! ~~ Thanks!

[creskol]

It is very heavy brass or bronze.
Thanks for your help!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Re: Is this part of a candle holder?

Either that or a tobacco pipe. Looks old though CRES

 

[johnnyi]

Re: Is this part of a candle holder?

That's really a beautiful old patina on what you found. Is the bottom drilled, or does it show remnants of a broken bolt which would have secured it?

 

[creskol]

Re: Is this part of a candle holder?

That's really a beautiful old patina on what you found. Is the bottom drilled, or does it show remnants of a broken bolt which would have secured it?

The bottom nub is solid, and it appears as though it was broken off of something.
The whole thing is one solid piece. no holes or seams that I can find
Thanks for asking.

 

[creskol]

Re: Is this part of a candle holder?

Is it possible that it is a flag holder as shown here, or are the dimensions to small

 

[johnnyi]

Re: Is this part of a candle holder?

Creskol, it seems most likely that this is part of a very early candlestick, however it is difficult to judge the exact period. Obviously it is of great age, as you can tell not only by the design, but from the patina which is actually patina upon patina, where a deep patina was scuffed off and then repatinated. As you know by now, most brass candlesticks are flared and the simple straight tops are few and far between. You can find them though dating back to at least the 16th century (if not earlier) up through the early 1700's. http://images.google.com/imgres?img...+candlestick&ndsp=21&hl=en&sa=N&start=42&um=1

Like I mentioned, the patina is so old that it must have been in the ground a very long time. The fact that candlesticks are objects which often were passed down in a family and no doubt often traveled here from europe, makes it possible that this one is of a period much earlier than the site where you found it.

 

[creskol]

Re: Is this part of a candle holder?

Creskol, it seems most likely that this is part of a very early candlestick, however it is difficult to judge the exact period. Obviously it is of great age, as you can tell not only by the design, but from the patina which is actually patina upon patina, where a deep patina was scuffed off and then repatinated. As you know by now, most brass candlesticks are flared and the simple straight tops are few and far between. You can find them though dating back to at least the 16th century (if not earlier) up through the early 1700's. http://images.google.com/imgres?img...+candlestick&ndsp=21&hl=en&sa=N&start=42&um=1

Like I mentioned, the patina is so old that it must have been in the ground a very long time. The fact that candlesticks are objects which often were passed down in a family and no doubt often traveled here from europe, makes it possible that this one is of a period much earlier than the site where you found it.

Thank you very much! I really appreciate the info and the link! HOLY COW!! The candle stick in the photo looks exactly like it .. circa 1500 .. That would make this the oldest relic I have ever found.