Lot 42
  • 42

A pair of Regency gilt-metal mounted cut-glass two branch candelabra circa 1820, in the manner of John Blades (d.1829)

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

  • 38cm. high, 34cm. wide; 1ft. 3in., 1ft. 1¼in.

Literature

Illustrated 'Powderham Castle II', Mark Girouard, Country Life, July 11th 1963, Vol. CXXXIV, p. 83 on the chimney-piece in the White Drawing Room.

Condition

These are in good overall condition. Some minor chips to drops consistent with age and use. Three drip-pans cracked. The metalwork could benefit from cleaning.
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Catalogue Note

Blades had a showroom in St. Pauls Churchyard, London and was a celebrated glass maker during the reigns of George III and George IV. He was cut glass manufacturer to 'His Majesty' in 1789 and undertook a number of important commissions for foreign dignitaries. The use of finely cut glass and Neo-Classical style gilt-metal recalls comparative pieces by Blades.