The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 56
A GEORGE II BRASS CANDLESTICK
Estimate £70 - £100 | Hammer £353
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Description
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.