The Brutalist Bloom

A hand-forged iron candlestick in a rat-de-cave form with a spring candle-grip and a dark, even patina. The foot is worked as a ring of pointed petals, and from its centre a coiled spring rises to hold the candle — adjusting to the taper and easing the stub upward as it burns. A small petal-edged drip pan sits at the top of the spring, and a tall scrolled handle sweeps up to one side, its ends turned into tight volutes for carrying by hand.

Origin: French form
Sourced in: Turin
Era: c.1920s
Materials: Hand-forged iron
Dimensions: 30cm in height
Attribution: Unmarked hand-forged ironwork; rat-de-cave form; maker unknown
Condition: Patina, the base sits flat, and the handle joins are firm. Refer to photographs.