The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 24
A PAIR OF GEORGE III BRASS TAPERSTICKS
Estimate £400 - £500
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Description
A PAIR OF GEORGE III BRASS TAPERSTICKS
BY ROBERT BUSH SENIOR, BRISTOL, (FL.1755-1807), C.1760
seamed, each with mid-fillet cylindrical socket above a knopped stem and a shaped petal- base, cast 'BUSH' to the underside (2)
12.7cm high
Literature
Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware c.1600-c.1900', p. 19, no. 27. See E. Koldeweij, 'The English Candlestick 1425-1925', p.136, no. 117, for a pair of candlesticks by Robert Bush Sr. with similar socket and stem.