A GEORGE II BRASS CANDLESTICK

A GEORGE II BRASS CANDLESTICK

BY GEORGE GROVE, BIRMINGHAM, (FL.1748-1768), C.1755

having a single-fillet socket with an integral cusp-edge, a faceted knopped stem and circular petal-shaped base, with twist-eject mechanism, stamped (mark 1) 'GEORGE GROVE' to the underside

19cm high

Literature

Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware c.1600-c.1900', p. 42, no. 60.