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.