The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025

Lot 211

A GEORGE III BRONZE CANDLESTICK

Estimate £80 - £120

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Description

A GEORGE III BRONZE CANDLESTICK

BY HARRISON, BIRMINGHAM, (FL.1770-1830), C.1790

the circular socket with an integral drip-pan and Tate's Patent candle-gripper, the baluster stem with gadrooned base, on an oval spreading base, stamped 'HARRISON 5661 PATENT' to foot rim

17.3cm high

Literature

Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware, c.1600-c.1900', (2001), p. 44, no. 79.