The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 67
A PAIR OF GEORGE III BRASS CANDLESTICKS
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £756
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Description
A PAIR OF GEORGE III BRASS CANDLESTICKS
BY EDWARD DURNALL, BIRMINGHAM, (FL.1759-1801) , C.1765
each with a single-fillet cylindrical socket with integral sconce, above a knopped stem and petal-shaped base, seamed and with twist-eject mechanism, stamped 'Ed DURNALL' to the underside (2)
17.8cm high
Literature
Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware c.1600-c.1900', p. 30, no. 43.