An unusual and large late 18th/early 19th century embossed brass socket chamberstick, Dutch


With cast and moulded socket on a short stem, set into a broad base embossed with lotus-type stylised flowers, and with nurled and rolled rim, the brass strap handle fixed with three copper rivets and with punch decoration and pierced end, the pan with unusually high foot, the socket fixed from the underside with a stop-chamfered nut, bears an old paper (collection?) label reading '6311' to underside, 34.5cm wide x 22cm deep x 9.5cm high, (13 1/2in wide x 8 1/2in deep x 3 1/2in high)