Pair of brass candle holders

Solo or in accumulation, brass candle holders are canon! Pair of brass candle holders with push button. —- A bit of history. Also called cellar rat, it seems that the object was developed and used by the monks of the abbey of cluny. There is also a very old copy visible at the orchier museum in cluny. This particular candle holder is composed of an iron barrel in the shape of a torso coil, fixed on a very stable base. It can be an iron tray supported by 3 feet, so tripod or a turned wooden support, which has the shape of a reworked half ball. A movable screw, called "elevator", housed in the barrel made it possible to raise the candle as it melted. The plug, called "rattail" because of its particular shape, provides an easy grip away from the heat source. This handle, which has the shape of a hook, also allowed the winemaker to file this candle holder in a cavity of the wall of the cellar or on a wall. The candle holder was held by a ring or tongue, but still suspended from a beam in the cellar or on the edge of a barrel. Its flat bottom or tripod base, both reputed to be very stable, allowed it to be placed without fear that it would spill. This candle holder therefore had the primary function of illuminating the winemaker in his cellar, but also more broadly all those who went to a dark place. —- 📦 fast and neat shipping. Colissimo or mondial relay. 🛒 free withdrawal in store (amiens or péronne).