Pricket Candlestick

early 14th century (Medieval)

9.4 cm 17.9 cm 10 cm

Citation Source image

The base of this pricket candlestick bears the combined arms of Bernard VIII (d. 1339), count of Comminges, and those of his second wife, Marguerite de Turenne, alternating with the fleur de lys, the heraldic emblem of the royal house of France. Although such personal items we...

Artifact

id
id
31387
contentType
contentType
object
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Baron Pichon, Paris, ca. 1897, by purchase; John E. Taylor, London, by purchase; Sale, London, 1912, no. 61; Raphael Stora, Paris and New York, by purchase; Joseph Brummer, Paris, by purchase; Brummer Sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, April 23, 1949, no. 715; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
6
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_44.596_Fnt_SL.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_44.596_Fnt_SL.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_44.596_Fnt_SL.jpg
imageCount 6
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/44.596