The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025

Lot 235

A WILLIAM IV BRASS CANDLESTICK

Estimate £60 - £80

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Description

A WILLIAM IV BRASS CANDLESTICK

BY J TURNER & CO, BIRMINGHAM, C.1830-40

the multiple-reeded socket with an integral flared sconce, above a turned urn-shaped stem, again with multiple-reeding, on a faceted domed foot and spreading circular base, with twist eject mechanism, cast 'J.T & Co' to the underside

17.8cm high

Literature

Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware c.1600-c.1900', p. 87, no. 179.