The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025

Lot 65

A PAIR OF GEORGE III BRASS CANDLESTICKS

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £252

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Description

A PAIR OF GEORGE III BRASS CANDLESTICKS

BY EDWARD KENDRICK, LONDON, (FL.1781-1804)

each having a cylindrical socket with an integral flared sconce, a baluster stem on a flat dished square foot, cast 'E2K' to the underside (2)

15.9cm high

Literature

Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware c.1600-c.1900', p. 51, no. 95. The numeral '2' that forms part of the mark is thought to refer to the size of the candlestick.