Posted 9 years ago
BHock45
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"This popular form (of chamberstick) during the later 1700s includes the period's socket styles attached to rimmed trumpet bases and flat pierced handles; brass; (about) 4 5/8- 5" Dia"
Neumann, George. Early American Antique Country Furnishings.
This was purchased a few months ago at a high end antique store which specializes in American primitives and colonial antiques. This particular item, the frypan chamberstick is rare and becoming harder to find. This is a great example, original and in excellent shape.
Early candles were made of lard. The candle was dipped, dried, and dipped again. This process was repeated. The result was a crude candle that was thin, and did not burn quite as well as the candle we have today made of wax. The earlier American examples of lighting always have a very narrow candle opening. A good way to judge if a candlestick is pre-1800 is by trying to fit you thumb inside the opening. If you thumb does not fit, it is sure to be an early piece.
thank you agh for the love!
Well you have done really well keep up with the good luck.
Great find ......never saw one of these lamps ..... I'll be looking for one in the future
zowie, thank you for the kind words...
hotairfan, yeah, these are very very very hard to come by. This is the only one I have seen in person, but I am sure they are "findable"
Very, very nice example.