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Lot Essay
A similar candlestick sold Christie's Great Rooms, The Lear Collection, 15 December 1998, lot 53. The present example is refered to as a 'chalice and paten' type, due to the unusual cup-shaped section of the stem which supports the upper drip tray.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
John Caspall, Making Fire and Light in the Home pre-1820, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge 1987, pp. 81-82, fig's. 142-145.
Rupert Gentle and Rachel Field, Domestic Metalwork 1640-1820, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge 1994, pp.14, 118, 119, pl.1, illus.1-3.
W.G. Mackay Thomas, English Candlesticks Before 1600, London 1954, pp. 110-121.
Ronald F. MichaelisDomestic Base Metal Candlesticks, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge 1978, pp. 44-45, fig's. 33-36.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
John Caspall, Making Fire and Light in the Home pre-1820, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge 1987, pp. 81-82, fig's. 142-145.
Rupert Gentle and Rachel Field, Domestic Metalwork 1640-1820, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge 1994, pp.14, 118, 119, pl.1, illus.1-3.
W.G. Mackay Thomas, English Candlesticks Before 1600, London 1954, pp. 110-121.
Ronald F. MichaelisDomestic Base Metal Candlesticks, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge 1978, pp. 44-45, fig's. 33-36.