January 2, 2024
18th C American Wrought Iron "Beehive" Style Loom Light Candle Holder Chandelier
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Thank You For Visting Fox Run Farms Antiques!Description **Thank You For Viewing Our Listing - Please be sure to Also be sure to check out our other listings this week for more examples of period metalware and antique country furnishings!***Charming EARLY 18th Century Iron American New England Loom Light Circa 1730-1760 GREAT SIZE and Wider "Beehive" PatternNice Example of a hanging loom light candleholder, New England in original origin, circa 1730-1760 Was purchased as part of a New Hampshire lighting collection years ago alongside several other loom lights and early lighting articles.Candleholders such as this are often referred to as "Loom Lights" as women supposably use to suspend the top hook of the example on a fabric loom to weave past sunset. More probable in usage was the fact that candleholders such as this would have served to be hung from a variety of locations in a home, off beams, top rungs of ladder back chairs, etc.The single wax or tallow candlecup on this example has been expertly formed by a period blacksmith with a coiled 'beehive' style, more notable in this example is a wider pattern to the coiling. Also nice attributes from the smith on the twist design in the center shaft.Take a moment to Some very slight pitting from age, though overall very good++ original condition.Measures approximately 11 3/4" long with
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