The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 260
A DOCUMENTED GEORGE III WROUGHT IRON HANGING RUSHLIGHT / CANDLEHOLDER
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
A DOCUMENTED GEORGE III WROUGHT IRON HANGING RUSHLIGHT / CANDLEHOLDER
CUMBERLAND / WESTMORLAND, C.1800
having a notched trammel with lozenge terminal, the base attached to the rushlight rams horn jaw behind the stem of the rolled socket, with circular drip-pan, the secondary stem with a suspension hook
72.5cm high (min)
Literature
Illustrated and extensively discussed in R. Ashley, 'The Rushlight and Related Holders', p.182, no. 134.