Lot 252: A GILT COPPER BELL FOR CANDLESTICK BASE, PROBABLY INDIA, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY

A bell-form candlestick base, constructed from gilt-copper or a copper-rich alloy. The object features a flared circular foot rising to a domed body decorated with heavy vertical gadrooning. The fluted section is accented by two bands of beaded moulding, located at the upper shoulder and the transition to the base. The neck is designed with a central horizontal disc knop and terminates in a slightly tapered socket. The item appears to be cast with subsequent chasing to define the decorative details and has been finished with fire gilding.

H: 15cm