ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN HAND CARVED WOOD RELIGIOUS ALTAR CANDLESTICK CIRCA 1800. GREAT CARVED DETAILS THROUGHOUT WITH A NICE BULBOUS TURNING IN THE CENTER AND THE ORIGINAL TOLE CAP CANDLE HOLDER. A WONDERFUL CARVED WREATH IN THE CENTER OF THE BASE WITH IHS AND A CROSS ON TOP OF THE H. IHS IS THE ACRONYM IN LATIN FOR IESUS HOMINUM SALVATOR “JESUS THE SAVIOR OF ALL MEN”. IF LOOK CLOSELY YOU CAN STILL SEE THE ORIGINAL HIGH GOLD GILT SURFACE UNDER THE 200 YEAR OLD PATINA. SOME VERY MINOR LOSS OF WOOD IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS THAT WOULD BE EXPECTED IN A TWO HUNDRED YEAR OLD WOOD CANDLESTICK. IT IS 23 INCHES TALL. ONE OF 4 EARLY CANDLESTICKS LISTED. The item “ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN HAND CARVED WOOD RELIGIOUS ALTAR CANDLESTICK” is in sale since Wednesday, March 13, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Decorative Arts\Woodenware\Other Antique Woodenware”. The seller is “oldworldfinds” and is located in Northport, Alabama. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Age: 1800-1849
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Type: Candlesticks
- Color: Gold
- Country/Region of Origin: Italy