A GEORGE II BRASS CANDLESTICK

A GEORGE II BRASS CANDLESTICK

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

seamed, the single-fillet socket with an integral sconce, above a faceted knopped stem and petal-shaped base, twist ejection mechanism, stamped 'GEO. GROVE' (now virtually erased by scraping) and 'JOSEPH WOOD' , maker and retailer, Birmingham, (fl.1726-1749)

19cm high

Literature

Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware c.1600-c.1900', p. 95. no. 203.