The Heiligenkreuz Candlestick
Artist: Austrian
Location: British Museum
Date: 1900 - 1918
Materials: brass
Dimensions: 94 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £500 (Total: £1,000)
Vendor: Dr K W Bachstitz
Review number: 1112 (1938)
Provenance:
Convent of Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria, bought Stephen von Auspitz circa 1918.
Description:
Candlestick of pricket type. 12th century Romanesque in style but now thought to be 20th century in date. Has costumes of two figures supporting the pan with spike. Base of stem has three lions paws and animals in between. Origin Vienna (?).
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