Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 2 - 10th November 2021
Lot 873
A GEORGE III SHEET IRON CANISTER TINDER BOX CANDLESTICK
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £250
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Description
A GEORGE III SHEET IRON CANISTER TINDER BOX CANDLESTICK
LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the gently dished cover with an open seamed candle socket, the body with a moulded band, the interior with a damper with a loop handle and a steel
9.7cm high, 10.2cm diameter
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
See John Caspall. 'Making Fire & Light in the Home pre-1820', p.21, fig. 12 for a similar example.