Description: THIS UNUSUAL GIRANDOLE TWO CANDLESTICK SET DEPICTS A WOMAN IN WHAT LOOKS TO BE A MASQUERADE OR DANCE COSTUME. THE POINTED WAIST, LOWER BUSTLINE AND BALLOON SLEEVES POINT TO AN 1850S PRE-CIVIL WAR VINTAGE; THE SHORT PANTALETTES AND SKIRT ARE RATHER RACEY FOR THE TIMES BUT PERHAPS PAYS HOMAGE TO AMELIA BLOOMER OR THE INTEREST IN IN THE EARLY TO MID 19TH CENTURY OF THINGS TURKISH. THE SHOES ARE SIMILAR TO BALLET SLIPPERS & A MASK IN HAND COMPLETES THE LOOK. THEY ARE MADE OF A CAST BRONZE OR BRASS WITH MARBLE BASE AND ARE UNMARKED; THE PRISM RINGS ARE SIMILAR TO ONES MADE IN BOSTON. PRISMS ARE NEW, SEE PICS. FIGURE 6 3/16"TALL, 13 1/8"BASE TO CUP, BASE 3"X 5 3/8"X 1 1/8"THICK; ONE BASE IS SLIGHTLY SMALLER. BOTH ARE IN AS FOUND CONDITION WITH NO BREAKS OR REPAIRS TO METAL. ONE HAS BEEN SHINED UP A LITTLE; BOTH HAVE WHAT LOOKS TO BE BUILT-UP POLISH GUNK IN THE CREASES. PRISMS ALL THERE, THEY ARE NEW AND HAVE NO DINGS. BASES HAVE MINOR DINGS TO EDGES AND ONE HAS A LARGER PART ON THE BACK THAT HAS BEEN FILLED IN WITH PLASTER, SEE PICS. BOTH BASES ALSO HAVE TINY WHITE PAINT DOTS. SOME MINOR WAX BUILDUP IN THE CUPS. THIS PAIR IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL MID-1800S GIRANDOLE SET!
Price: 295 USD
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
End Time: 2025-01-22T21:49:17.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Model: Candlestick
Material: Bronze
Type: CANDLE STICK
Brand: Unbranded
Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
