Italian Copper Candlestick

A yard tall, and it wants the room to know.

This candlestick comes from Tuscany, Italy, and dates to the 19th century. It is made of copper and silver. Tall standing candlesticks of this general form are associated with Italian churches, where they often flanked altars, and they also found a place in grand houses. The silvery column tapers down to a band of copper-toned leaves, then an urn with raised foliage. A triangular base rests on scrolled feet, with a palmette spread across each visible face. A wide drip pan sits at the top. It measures 36 inches high and 10 in diameter.

Somewhere a very tall candle is out of work.