bobeche

King Bobeche was a Mafia don with a nymphomaniac wife and clueless daughter, while the latter's fiance, Prince Saphir, was a spaced-out, brain-dead dude.

10 Table, pounds 175, McCord; candlesticks, pounds 15 and pounds 22, Dibor; lavender sachets, pounds 7.50 each, The Blue Door; candle bobeche, pounds 18.90 a pair, Joanna Wood.

However the handle and bobeche - the nozzle with the flange attached - are later additions, probably dating to the early 19th Century.

Signature pieces from the Estate Collection are a chandelier inspired by a Hepplewhite chair back; a candlestick table and floor lamp with large bobeche, either in pewter or antique brass, with handmade shirred shade; and a trophy-shaped font lamp with a ribbed cup on a faux marble base "that speaks quality and tradition," Delpapa said.

NEW YORK-One glass accessory growing in popularity is the bobeche (if you want to be fancy), or the drop.

Varaluz's Bask fixture incorporates pre-installed crystal spheres and bobeches with handforged recycled steel.

They are in good condition without any of the ugly solder which frequently disfigures antique brass candlesticks but, as is so often the case, are lacking their detachable bobeches or drip catchers.

Vendors are trying to substitute materials wherever possible, using cast aluminum or steel in place of brass, or using polyresin or steel endcaps, bobeches and other components in place of the heavier and costlier brass.