Featured Burl wood thingy

Hi folks, something i found in a charity shop on auction pick up day

i think its burl wood, odd melted like appearance

presuming the carved circular area is for a functional use ?, something missing ?

quite nicely made actually

Frankensteinish join

guessing around the 60s

any info or comments appreciated

 

13 inches in height, 1 1/2 inch internal circle diameter

 

looks like a flame...... candle holder ?

 

funny as its usually British English........Brrr

had to stretch that joke out a bit the weathers marvellous at the moment

 

yeah have considered that buddy, i'm wondering if that open wedge on the base is intentional for a lamp lead maybe looking at it now

so could be bits missing if so

 

possible , but you'd want the wire to be behind......and drilling a hole 4 that ...simple..

 

whatever it is , it's homemade ......

 

I bet it had a glass shade once.

 

be cool to mock something up with this, so any ideas welcome

 

i was thinking bulb low, but guess a shade being involved eveys thinking bulb high

 

I think more likely a simple chimney, over a tea-lite or votive candle.

 

i kinda dig that idea, the wood being lit by candle light (not literally)

 

Yes, that is definitely a thingy.

 

I wouldn't either, but in the 1970s wooden candleholders were a decor item here. A lot of them were meant to hang on walls, but this one would fit in. These days if I used it, I'd use a battery-operated candle.

 

might be ok with a chimney though as whit suggested, if i can find one with the same diameter it will slot right in perfect, maybe even a modern coloured one

 

Looks like it was made from a Bald Cypress "knee" -


https://wp.towson.edu/glenarboretum/home/bald-cypress/


https://furnishmevintage.com/vintage-cypress-knee-knot-lamp-with-planter/

 

So maybe the central hole is for the tea light and a glass cover slotted into the outer?

 

yeah i think so buddy, that would be quite an easy fix up if correct. I think a straight glass tube chimney would be best.

was gonna sell as is but a little work on it might be a better plan (people seem to want things ready to go)

still think it would sell better as a lamp though

........... thinking about it i could just buy or find a little mcm type lamp and stick it to it