Candlestick: knight with dragon Candlestick: knight with dragon Candlestick: Knight with a Dragon; On the high-arched back of the dragon sits a little man between branches; whose swirling curls end in leaves. At the top; the rank work changes into a lobed fat trap with a candle pin. The grease trap is smooth on the bottom and engraved on the top with double lines. The neck resting on a reinforcement is turned so that the dragon head provided with two ears rests on the body of the animal. The tail is also formed by a head with two ears; as well as by two legs. The details are coarse. The back of the dragon has two openings; over which the branch work extends. On the inside of the back there are two remains of casting needles. The leg end was (at that time) reconfirmed with tin solder; tarragon (large fabulous serpent; sometimes with wings and legs); tarragon; anonymous; Hildesheim; c. 1200 - c. 1250; copper alloy; soldering; h 23.5 cm x w 19.0 cm x d 7.2 cm