The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 263
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY BRASS TELESCOPIC CANDLESTICK
Estimate £60 - £80
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Description
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY BRASS TELESCOPIC CANDLESTICK
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM FIDDIAN, BIRMINGHAM, (FL.C.1803-C.1843)
the urn-shaped socket above a cylindrical telescopic stem and concave square base, stamped with a crown and 'F & CO' and PATENT' to foot rim
17.5cm high (min)
Literature
Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware c.1600-c.1900', p. 35, no. 49.