Sixteen Candle(sticks)

 Following on the previous post, here are the candlesticks. I like their shape, but I have too many. I just don't use candles very often, and that is not likely to change. If you are interested in any for yourself or for gifting, let me know. Some of these were my mother's, some I acquired. The holes into which you stick candles are not uniformly sized. I've learned "museum clay" works to hold candles relatively upright. I think my mother used Playdoh. Anything I don't keep or give to a friend will go to an upscale thrift shop in Bethesda.

The set

 

Contemporary, gift
Cherry wood, glass and aluminum

Ikea, not in good shape, but I get a kick seeing how they
derive from the blue danish ones below.

Pewter, possibly old? Possibly Danish?

Tallish, skinny brass. Maybe from India?

Substantial, heavy brass

Danish modern
They don't match exactly, were bought at different times

Pewter, old

 

Ikea, shown for completeness

Les Objects Decoratifs

I've gotten to the final legs of disposing of stuff my mother collected. Below are some decorative and somewhat useful objects made of metal. Most are available to give away if you want them sometime soon (early 2025). I'm contemplating keeping, for now, one of the big brass platters. The rest I really don't want, even if I kind of like them. Anything not given away to a friend will be donated to an upscale thrift store in Bethesda.

The whole enchilada
Candlesticks in separate post

 

Miscellaneous pewter dishes
Possibly old (nineteenth century)

Pewter serving dishes
Possibly old, possibly modern

Embossed vases. Brass.
Mid-Eastern?

Brass (bronze?) Chinese vases, probably early 20th century
Google suggests made for the tourist/missionary trade
Gift to my grandfather during the depression in Chicago
Very heavy and substantial

Dented brass pitcher.
My mother used as cachepot for a plant in our living room.

Cigarette case, enameled with Egyptian motif
Note - too small for modern cigarettes
Could hold business cards? Boiled sweets? Spliff?

Light brass object - incense burner, maybe?

Hatchet handle ??!?
Brass. Heavy. Other side plain.

Brass platter. Possibly gift from Egyptian scientist friend.

Brass platter, embossed.
Probably gift from Egyptian scientist friend.

Possibly the crown jewel of the collection.
A mid-century Danish modern 3-piece coffee service.
Pewter, probably bought in Denmark.
It's really attractive and in good shape,
but a coffee service? Who ever uses one?
Not me!