The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 219
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY BRASS TRUMPET-BASE CANDLESTICK
Estimate £600 - £800
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Description
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY BRASS TRUMPET-BASE CANDLESTICK
ENGLISH
the upper stem with a medial discoid and moulded rim, the design of which is repeated to the base, a broad drip-tray engraved with the arms of the City of London, a lower shorter stem swelling at the base, on a flat and corded spreading circular base
22.4cm high
Catalogue Note
It would appear this lot is a copy of a mid-17th century candlestick. It was probably made by a London brazier and commissioned by the City of London for the Guildhall.
Literature
See E. Koldeweij, 'The English Candlestick 1425 -1925', p. 51, no.14 for a near identical candlestick, again with the City of London arms engraved on the drip-tray, but almost certainly 19th century. A comparable period candlestick, c.1650, sold Bonhams, John Douglas Collection, 19th April 2021, lot 111, (£7,012).