A GEORGE II BRASS CANDLESTICK

A GEORGE II BRASS CANDLESTICK

BY GEORGE GROVE, BIRMINGHAM, (FL.1748-1768), C.1748/9

seamed, the single mid-fillet socket with an integral flared sconce on a knopped stem and dished square base with cut corners, with twist-eject mechanism, the underside stamped 'JOSEPH WOOD' over 'GEO. GROVE'

18cm high

Catalogue Note

A Joseph Wood is recorded in Edgbaston Street (fl.1736-1749) and a working brazier who leased property in Moor Street in 1740. Although his name is found on candlesticks there are no records of him as a candlestick maker and it would appear he was the retailer of this candlestick. No conclusive reason why he defaced George Groves name has been found.

Literature

Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware c.1600-c.1900', p. 95, no. 204.