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has survived for special purposes to this day. An interesting speci- 

 men of Spanish iron candle arm of the fifteenth or sixteenth century 

 was collected in Seville, Spain, in 1893. It is said to have hung 

 over the entrance to the convent of the Santa Trinidad at Seville, 

 the square cross painted partly red and blue being, it is alleged, the 

 sign of that convent. The monogram is also worked in the scroll. 

 The arm shows traces of paint and gilding. (PL 20, fig. 4, Cat. No. 

 325623; Walter Hough; 13.8 inches by 13 inches (35 cm. by 33 cm.).) 

 An extension arm of wrought iron of Belgian manufacture is shown 

 in Plate 20, Figure 5. The specimen has five pivoted sections. The 

 candle socket with drip catcher is set at the end of the arm. (Cat. 

 No. 168320, Belgium; S. B. Dean; 18.5 inches (47 cm.) long.) A 

 more elaborate specimen of old ironwork consisting of five pivoted 

 sections is from Nuremburg, Germany, and is probably early eight- 

 eenth century. (PI. 20, fig. 6, Cat. No. 168321; S. B. Dean; 18.5 

 inches (47 cm.) long.) The third specimen is an extensible brass 

 candle arm cut out and joined by modern methods. Such arms were 

 used on desks and pianos. (PI. 20, fig. 7, United States; Charles 

 D. Walcott; 18.9 inches (48 cm.) long.) 



CANDELABRA 



Ascending in the scale from the stemmed utilitarian candlestick 

 is the candelabrum or arm candlestick, connoting luxury and taste 

 with the basal idea of more light. An interesting brass two-arm 

 candelabrum in the collection dates from the early eighteenth cen- 

 tury. It is Dutch, has an openwork stem of conventional vine and 

 leaves, and has a punched tracing on the base. (PI. 22, fig. 1, Cat. 

 No. 311528, Holland; Elizabeth S. Stevens; 10.6 inches (27 cm.) 

 high.) A specimen in brass of unusual design has three candle 

 sockets on floriated brackets moving on a rod stem arising from a 

 basin. This fine specimen is evidently a floor candelabrum. (PI. 

 22, fig. 3, Cat. No. 289420, English; Anton Heitmuller; 26.3 inches 

 (67 cm.) high.) One of a pair of French Empire candelabra regarded 

 as rare is shown in Plate 22. The base is square, the column 

 of ormolu brass topped with a half globe on which stands an exqui- 

 sitely modeled bronze Cupid holding up a combination of bow, 

 quiver, arrows, and two candle sockets. The work is executed 

 with the gi-eatest regard for detail. (PI. 22, fig. 2, Cat. No. 311533, 

 France; Elizabeth S. Stevens; 14.6 inches (37 cm.) high.) Another 

 interesting example of candelabrum of Kococo style is in the col- 

 lection. It is of ormolu brass, with four arms set in the sides of 

 a mirror erected on a marble base. Arising from the apex of the 

 mirror is an openwork cup holding a flower receiver of fine blue 

 glass delicately shaped. (PI. 22, fig. 4, Cat. No. 311541, France; 

 Elizabeth S. Stevens; 24 inches (61 cm.) high.) 



