Pair of altar candlesticks, by William White

An image of Metalwork. Candlestick. Pair of Altar Candlesticks. White, William, designer (British, 1825-1900). Each candlestick has a splayed octagonal base with four curved sides and four straight sides; a straight, four-sided section with four outward curving scrolls at the bottom; a four-sided twisted section; and at the top, four foliated openwork scrolls supporting a shallow, concave drip-pan with a wavy edge, in the middle of which is a pricket. On top is a removable drip-pan with a zig-zag toothed edge, and a central hole enabling it to fit over the pricket. The sections are separated by differently-shaped collars. Bronze, with painted and gilded decoration, with claw-set circular cabochons of graduated sizes, in clear, translucent dark green, opaque white, and opaque turquoise glass, and embellished with red and pale purple paint, and gilding, height, A, 69.9 cm, width, A, 18.7 cm; height, B, 69.5 cm, width, B, 18.9 cm, circa 1860-1864. Gothic Revival. Victorian. Production Note: These candlesticks are from the private chapel at Bishops Court, near Exeter.

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Metalwork. Candlestick. Pair of Altar Candlesticks. White, William, designer (British, 1825-1900). Each candlestick has a splayed octagonal base with four curved sides and four straight sides; a straight, four-sided section with four outward curving scrolls at the bottom; a four-sided twisted section; and at the top, four foliated openwork scrolls supporting a shallow, concave drip-pan with a wavy edge, in the middle of which is a pricket. On top is a removable drip-pan with a zig-zag toothed edge, and a central hole enabling it to fit over the pricket. The sections are separated by differently-shaped collars. Bronze, with painted and gilded decoration, with claw-set circular cabochons of graduated sizes, in clear, translucent dark green, opaque white, and opaque turquoise glass, and embellished with red and pale purple paint, and gilding, height, A, 69.9 cm, width, A, 18.7 cm; height, B, 69.5 cm, width, B, 18.9 cm, circa 1860-1864. Gothic Revival. Victorian. Production Note: These candlesticks are from the private chapel at Bishops Court, near Exeter.

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Accession Number: M.3A & B-1994
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