One of my favorite antiques with inventive repairs illustrates the incongruence of materials and the immediate need to mend a broken item. When this elegant American flint glass candlestick snapped off at the base, it was attached to a simple 3-1/2″ solid block of mahogany.
Candlestick with replaced wood base measures 12-1/2” high.
A similar flint glass candlestick, showing a standard round base.
Photo courtesy of eBay