Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks & The Age of Oak - 2nd October 2025
Lot 943
AN UNUSUAL VICTORIAN IRON 'BIDDING CANDLESTICK'
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £635
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Description
AN UNUSUAL VICTORIAN IRON 'BIDDING CANDLESTICK'
C.1840-70
of rectangular balustrade form, with tray base and six ball finial ‘pillars’ linked by downswept struts, centred by a raised slide ejector socket candlestick flanked by a pair of ‘pockets’
36.5cm high, 35.5cm wide, 17.5cm deep
Provenance
Andrew Crawforth Collection.
Christopher Bangs Private Collection.
Catalogue Note
It is assumed handwritten bids, placed in either of the two receptacles, were only accepted whilst the candles burned.