WROUGHT-IRON AND WOOD STAND COMBINATION RUSHLIGHT / CANDLE HOLDER,, straight wooden shaft with turnings and supporting a wrought-iron rushlight holder with spring-tension mechanism, counterweight terminating in a single-socket candle holder with drip catcher and a lightly notched rim, wooden foot of criss-cross form with sawtooth edge carving. 19th century. 33 5/8" HOA, 9 1/2" WOA feet.
Provenance: From the collection of Kathy and Dr. Joseph Arvay, Mendham, NJ.
Pook & Pook, Inc., 1/31/1997, lot 88.
Very good overall condition with expected usage wear, expected light rust, candle socket drip catcher with a dent, wood with expected imperfections and some minor losses to foot edges, detached wrought-iron ring to the top of wood.