THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO A.W.N.PUGIN, PROBABLY CAST BY HARDMAN OF BIRMINGHAM, MID 19TH CENTURY

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A pair of brass candlesticks
The design attributed to A.W.N.Pugin, probably cast by Hardman of Birmingham, mid 19th century
20½in. (52cm.) high (2)

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Lot Essay

The architectural form of these candlesticks and the three lions to each base conform to a similar documented design by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852) and manufactured by John Hardman & Company. The Hardman archive lists a set of six produced in 1846 for a 'J.V.Gandolfi Esq.' at 47s each, £14 2s.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: A.W.N.Pugin, Master of Gothic Revival, BGC/Yale, 1995. Exhibition catalogue, No.75, page 310.

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