Lot 604
  • 604

MAPLE AND ASH TWO-ARM ADJUSTABLE CANDLESTAND, NEW ENGLAND, LATE 18TH CENTURY

Estimate
600 - 800 USD
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Description

  • maple, ash
  • Height of tallest 43 1/2 in. by Width 13 in. by Depth 12 in.
Together with a tinned sheet-iron adjustable two-socket candle stand. 2 pieces.

Provenance

The first: Roger Bacon, Brentwood, New Hampshire.
The second: Katherine Prentis Murphy;
O. Rundle Gilbert, Garrison, New York, The Collection of Katherine Prentis Murphy, lot 1133.

Condition

Available with electrified candles, wooden one overall good condition; tin one with losses to tinning on base, tip of rod support bent, fair condition. 69.8.6l
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