A pair of Regency ormolu-mounted cut-glass twin-light lustre candelabra

ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN BLADES OF LONDON

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A pair of Regency ormolu-mounted cut-glass twin-light lustre candelabra
attributed to John Blades of London
Each faceted glass column surmounted by an ormolu upper section with flaming finial, issuing scroll branches to the sides supporting cut-glass pans with lobed borders, suspended with faceted glass pendants, with faceted glass candle nozzles above rising from ormolu sockets, with later liners, on stepped circular base and separate ormolu plinth cast with fishscale friezes and raised on paw feet; some chips to glass, some pendants associated
14in. (37cm.) high; 10in. 27.5cm.) wide (2)

Lot Essay

The plinths on the present candelabra, with their distinctive paw feet, suggest an attribution to John Blades. Similar plinths may be seen on the candelabra by Blades illustrated in Mallett's 1997 catalogue (p.42) and dated circa 1820.
A pair of Regency lustres of related design were sold Sotheby's New York 1997, lot 467.

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