The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 261
A WROUGHT-IRON RUSHLIGHT AND CANDLEHOLDER
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A WROUGHT-IRON RUSHLIGHT AND CANDLEHOLDER
WELSH, C.1820
adjustable horizontally on a bar, together with vertical spring adjustment, the rushlight with salt-spoon jaws, the short rolled socket on a drip-pan
71.5cm high
Literature
See R. Ashley, 'The Rushlight and Related Holders', p. 247, no. 210 for a similar example attributed to Radnorshire.