Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks & The Age of Oak - 2nd October 2025
Lot 1048
A RARE WELSH BRASS TABLE RUSHLIGHT AND CANDLEHOLDER
Estimate £300 - £400
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Description
A RARE WELSH BRASS TABLE RUSHLIGHT AND CANDLEHOLDER
PROBABLY CARDIGANSHIRE, C.1840
the jaws with filed wavy edges and with candle socket counterweight, the round section stem screwing into the tripod base, with penny feet
29cm high
Provenance
Christopher Bangs Private Collection.
Literature
For a comparable iron example, formerly in the Andrew Crawforth Collection, see R. Ashley, The Rushlight and Related Holders: A Regional View, p. 33, pl. 32a.