The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 55
A GEORGE III BRASS CANDLESTICK
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £227
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Description
A GEORGE III BRASS CANDLESTICK
BY WILLIAM LEE, BIRMINGHAM, (FL.1759-1800), C.1770
the socket with an integral drip-pan, on a knopped stem and petal-shaped base, a foundry patch to the larger knop, stamped 'WM LEE' to the underside
20.3cm high
Literature
Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware c.1600-c.1900', p. 56, no. 125. William Lee is recorded as working in Castle Street, Birmingham, from 1759. He is listed as a candlestick maker and founder from 1767. He appears to have retired in 1780 and died 1800.