The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 60
A RARE BRASS 'TAVERN' OR 'COFFEE HOUSE' CANDLESTICK
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £403
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Description
A RARE BRASS 'TAVERN' OR 'COFFEE HOUSE' CANDLESTICK
ENGLISH, C.1650-1700
having a cylindrical socket with moulded narrow flange, a slender entasis stem with waisted end, on a slightly dished circular base, with flared rim
20cm high
Literature
See E. Koldeweij, 'The English Candlestick 1425-1925', pp. 74-77, nos. 41 - 45, for comparable examples inscribed and dated 1665-1695, 1709.