THIS IS A GREAT ITEM OF ANTIQUE FRENCH MARITIME HISTORY - AN IRON & OAK, VERY LARGE AND HEAVY (approx 10kilos) SHIPS CAPSTAN / WINDLASS FROM THE LATE 1800s - EARLY 1900s.. WHICH  HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A TABLE LANTERN / CANDLE HOLDER.... IT IS FOR SALE COMPLETE WITH THE ANCIENT CANDLE SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS.. THE CAPSTAN ITSELF MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 29cm, X 23cm DIAMETER AT IT\'S WIDEST POINT..WITH A 15.5cm DIAMETER TOP. THE CANDLE IS APPROXIMATELY 7.5cm DIAMETER..  THE TOTAL HEIGHT OF THE CAPSTAN TOGETHER WITH THE CANDLE IS 50cm..  THE BODY WHICH HAS VERTICAL SLATS FOR TAKING THE TURNING HANDLES, IS BOUND BY TWO CAST IRON BANDS AROUND THE BODY, ANOTHER AT THE BASE, AND  ONE AT THE TOP WHICH IS MUCH WIDER......  INSIDE THE BASE IS A VERY HEAVY IRON REINFORCEMENT BAND..  THE LAMP HAS BEEN PAINTED  SOMETIME IN THE PAST, AND STILL HAS PATCHES OF PAINT RESIDUE, BUT IF ANYTHING THIS ADDS TO IT\'S RUSTIC APPEAL..  OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE SOLD A NUMBER OF THESE CAPSTANS AND THIS IS ONE OF THE HEAVIEST I HAVE COME ACROSS..  I PICKED IT UP FROM A BAR ON THE BRITTANY COAST WHICH HAD CLOSED DOWN.. I GATHER IT HAD BEEN  A BAR DISPLAY ITEM FOR AS LONG AS THE LOCALS COULD REMEMBER!!.. THIS WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE WELL SUITED AS A PIECE OF GARDEN OR PATIO FURNITURE, OR MAYBE IN A CONSERVATORY OR HOME BAR SETTING..  AS WELL AS MAKING A VERY ATTRACTIVE  HOME DISPLAY PIECE, THIS CAPSTAN LAMP WOULD ALSO BE WELL SUITED FOR USE IN PERHAPS A RESTAURANT / HOTEL OR MAYBE A MARITIME THEMED PUB OR SIMILAR SETTING.. I HAVE NUMEROUS OTHER FRENCH ANTIQUE / VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE LISTINGS - MULTI ITEM POSTAGE DISCOUNT WOULD OF COURSE BE GIVEN WHERE APPLICABLE..

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