Vintage Spanish Brutalist Five-Arm Gilt Iron Wall Candelabra View Watchlist >
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System ID # 28958441
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Vintage Spanish Brutalist Five-Arm Gilt Iron Wall Candelabra
A Brutalist wall candelabra in forged iron with a gilt finish, designed for wall mounting and built around a central armature of arched crossbars and pierced strapwork. Five candle cups of graduated heights rise on slender cylindrical stems, each shaft punctuated by four-point star collars with raised bosses and tapering below to ball-tipped finials. The composition reads as part menorah, part Gothic reliquary — the elongated tapered legs giving the impression of suspended daggers, the whole surface animated by abraded gilding over a dark base patina.
The rear presents a central mounting bracket for flush wall installation, along with two open keyhole slots. The piece carries the character of mid-century Brutalist ironwork associated with the Spanish aesthetic — hammered surfaces, aggressive geometry, ecclesiastical weight — though the Japan origin mark places it squarely in the export decorative market of the 1960s–70s.
CONDITION
Good. Age-appropriate wear throughout including scratches, scuffing, and finish loss to the gilding with the darker base patina showing through. Forged construction is sound and all five candle cups are intact.
DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS
- Overall: 28 1/4" H × 14" W × 7 1/2" D
- Weight: 9 lbs
- Construction: Forged iron with gilt finish
- Candle Cups: 5
- Mounting: Wall-mountable (rear bracket)
