Candlestand

Date1750-1800

MediumMahogany and maple

DimensionsOH: 24 1/2"; Diameter of top: 14"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1972-304

DescriptionCandle stand with flat circular top braced beneath by shaped, rectangular brace with six screw holes for attaching brace to top; octagonal post widening toward bottom doweled into brace at top and into center of legs; pair of trestle legs with molded upper edges, lapped over at right angles.
ProvenanceAcquired by Mary and Sara Andrews Antiques in Ashaway, Rhode Island, from the family of Wilham Wilcox in Westerly, Rhode Island.