The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 63
A BRASS 'TAVERN' OR 'COFFEE HOUSE' CANDLESTICK
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £630
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Description
A BRASS 'TAVERN' OR 'COFFEE HOUSE' CANDLESTICK
ENGLISH, C.1670-1700
having a cylindrical socket, a slender entasis stem, a slightly domed circular base with spreading foot rim, a possible stamped mark to foot rim
21cm high
Literature
See E. Koldeweij, 'The English Candlestick 1425-1925' (2001), pp. 74-77, nos. 41 - 45, for comparable examples inscribed and dated 1665-1695, 1709.