Candlestick (one of a pair)
Birmingham, England
1760-1775
Measurements
10-1/4 in (without electrification) x 4 in x 4 in
Materials
Brass
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp
Accession Number
1959.3775
Condition Notes
The pair of candlesticks was electrified. Beads of solder have been added at each corner of the base to provide space for the electric wire.
Provenance
Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp
Comments
The candlesticks have a tall, narrow square, fluted column that stands on a square knop above a reel, a round knop, and a dome atop a square, stepped base. The long cylindrical candle socket at the top holds a removable bobeche. The pair of sticks is very similar to a pair marked by George Grove (died 1768) of Birmingham. See fig. 80 in Jean M. Burks, Birmingham Brass Candlesticks (1986).
The candlestick shafts are not cast in halves.
