Lot Essay
Similar Apollo sunbursts appear on a pair of candelabrum in the collection of Rosedown Plantation and Gardens, St. Francisville, Louisiana, illustrated in H. Parrott Bacot, Nineteenth Century Lighting: Candle Powered Devices. 1783-1883, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1987, p. 105. They also appear on an early 19th Century chandelier illustrated in M. Mortimer, The English Glass Chandelier, Woodbridge, 2000, p. 168.
A related pair of candelabra was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 22-23 October 1986, lot 25.
A related pair of candelabra was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 22-23 October 1986, lot 25.