The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 209
A GEORGE III BRONZE CANDLESTICK
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £38
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Description
A GEORGE III BRONZE CANDLESTICK
BY JAMES HARRISON, BIRMINGHAM, (FL.1770-1830), C.1790
the fluted tulip-shaped socket with a Tate's candle gripper, above a collared tapering stem and raised concave square base with beaded edges, stamped 'PATENT' and number '206' to alternate foot rim sides, cast 'H' to the underside
27.2cm high
Literature
Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware c.1600-c.1900', p. 43, no. 64.