M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS
PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY & BRASS COLUMNAR
England, Last Half of the 18th Century
Each narrow tapering column with a slender knop
over a fluted and writhen turned stem above a molded and dished
circular dished base, surmounted by a telescoping cast
foliate urn form nozzle with shell and leaf-cast drip-tray;
felt covered base
“A considerable
variety of wooden candlesticks was made by Chippendale and his
contemporaries. In the smaller and earlier take specimens, the
stems are generally of plain baluster form supported on a circular
stand, and three is sometimes an outer socket to a glass wind
screen. The majority of these wind screens have been broken. The
stems of the more ornamental wooden candlesticks are elegantly
turned, and decorated with gadrooning or with acanthus ornament.” The Dictionary of English Furniture, MacQuoid & Edwards, Vol.
II, p. 23, illustrations Fig. 32-24, p. 22
Condition : Excellent with minor wear
appropriate to age and usage; excellent color patination to wood;
some stubborn tarnish to cast nozzles
15-3/4” High, Extending to 23.5”
SOLD
#6238
Please Inquire
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See Also :
Pair of George III Brass & Mahogany Candlesticks, c1780-1800
shown with a c1720 Cast Brass Snuffer & Upright Stand
and
For
ADDITIONAL CANDLESTICKS,
please see categories Accessories, and Silver
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