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Candlestick & Bobeche

Date1760-1780

OriginEngland, Staffordshire, Bilston or Wednesbury

MediumEnamel on copper, gilt mounts, and gilding

DimensionsH: without bobeche 10 3/8"; Diam, base 5 1/8"; Diam. bobeche 2 3/4".

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1950-527,1A&B

DescriptionCandlestick and bobeche, opaque enamel ground on copper base; purple transfer engravings. (1a) Removable bobeche with six-lobed cupped flange and socket. Raised gilt scroll design on top of flange. (1b) Candlestick with straight sided socket (to receive bobeche) with collar below. Stem: upper portion of modified true baluster form joined by double gilt mount to lower portion consisting of two cushion knops. Base: swirled instep on circular domed base with six flutes dividing sides into six lobes; gilt mount on foot. Decoration: side of socket has two vignettes of landscapes, each framed in raised gilt rococo scrolls; on stem a raised gilt floral pattern; on lobes of base are vignettes of landscapes, each framed in raised gilt rococo scrolls.
Label TextThe production of enamels in England reached its apogee in the second half of the eighteenth century. Opaque white or colored enamels were applied to metals such as silver or copper to create the appearance of porcelain.
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ProvenanceVendor: Stoner & Evans, Inc., New York