Beschreibung:

A pair of George II brass petal base candlesticks, mid 18th century, the ribbed urn sconces leading to incised and multi-knopped stems, on spreading bases, one with intact 'push-rod' mechanism, 21cm high; a further pair of George II brass petal or scallop base candlesticks, mid 18th century, the urn sconces above slender stems each cast with a single knop, 23cm high ; another pair of brass petal base candlesticks, mid 18th century, 20cm high; a further George II petal or 'shell' base candlestick, circa 1740-50, 24cm high; a further brass petal base candlestick, mid 18th century; and a brass petal base desk candlestick, 18th century CATALOGUE NOTES: The vertical brazing seams clearly visible across the stems and sockets of several candlesticks in the present lot are the result of 18th century developments in brass casting. Instead of forming candlesticks from several solid cast sections, founders took to casting stems in two thin, vertical halves, which were then soldered together. This allowed for more intricate and decorative designs often modelled on examples in silver. Several very similar pairs were also sold at Christie's New York, 'Property from the Collection of Benjamin F. Edwards III', 29 September 2010, Lots 99, 105, 235 Please also see: Ronald F. Michaelis, Old Domestic Base-Metal Candlesticks , Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1984, pp. 114-115 Eloy Koldeweij, The English Candlestick , 1425-1925, London: Christie's Books, 2001, pp. 123-5 And Herbert, Peter and Nancy Schiffer, The Brass Book , Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1978, pp. 198-99