French Brass Candlestick with Octagonal Base

A single brass candlestick in the Régence style, its baluster stem rising from a stepped, eight-sided foot. The shape goes back to French and Flemish candlesticks of the early 1700s, and this example was made in that earlier style. We sourced it in the South of France. The brass has worn to a soft, uneven glow, darker in the turns of the stem, and the socket still holds a touch of old green verdigris inside. Before electricity, candlesticks like this lit French homes one room at a time. We would stand it on a bedside table or a stack of old books with a cream taper. Sold individually.