Candlestick
Date1710-1730
OriginEngland
MediumBrass
DimensionsOH: 7"; D(base): 4 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-296,1
DescriptionCandlestick: straight-sided octagonal socket with molding below rim and cupped lower section; narrow transition with two lines to main section of stem of inverted-baluster form with remains of octagonal faceting; very narrow transition to lower knop of flattened ball form, again with traces of octagonal faceting; transitional waist and fillet to base of octagonal plan with domed circular section at top, falling to octagonal terrace offset with regard to sides of base, then falling to sides of base with molded edge. Cast.ProvenanceVendor: J. A. Lloyd Hyde, New York
1755-1770
