Renowned candlestick back in the limelight at Stowmarket sale
Estimated at £15,000-20,000, this 8½in (22cm) Elizabeth I or James I pewter bell-based candlestick sold to a private UK collector bidding online for £25,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) as part of the Chapman collection at Bishop & Miller in Stowmarket on April 27.
It is a well-known piece. Sold several times in the past half a century, it is illustrated in a nu…