WROUGHT-IRON FLOOR / TABLE-TOP ADJUSTABLE COMBINATION RUSHLIGHT / CANDLE HOLDER,, straight shaft supporting a sliding combination form of rushlight holder with spring-tension mechanism, single tapered candle socket counterweighted with a double-jaw splint holder, shaft top terminating in an additional tapered candle socket, raised on three high-arched legs terminating in penny tips. 19th century. 31" HOA, 11 1/4" DOA feet.
Literature: Rushlight Club -
Early Lighting, p. 13, fig. 2-16.
Provenance: From a Virginia private collection.
Catalogue Note: According to the consigner, the origin is Kingston Hall, Somerset County, MD.
Condition
Very good overall condition, expected wear, some scattered light rust, shaft candle socket with a minor edge loss.