The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 234
A WILLIAM IV BRASS CANDLESTICK
Estimate £100 - £150
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Description
A WILLIAM IV BRASS CANDLESTICK
BY BARLOW, BIRMINGHAM, C.1830
the socket with a spring-grip above a knopped and flared stem, on spreading circular foot, cast 'J. BARLOW PATENT' to ejector and stamped 'J. BARLOW PATENT' beneath a Royal Crest to foot rim, cast number '188' to underside
22cm high
Catalogue Note
It is rare to find candlesticks retaining the spring-grip.
Literature
Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware c.1600-c.1900', p. 10, no. 9 (listed as pair).