A PAIR OF REGENCY GILT BRONZE TWIN LIGHT GRIFFIN CANDELABRA EARLY 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE DESIGN BY SIR WILLIAM CHAMBERS Each with a berried finial, the griffin's head turned slightly 36cm high, bases 16.5cm wide The earliest version of a design for a griffin candelabra dates from the period 1765 - 71 and was drawn by Chambers' assistant John Yenn (d.1821) and is now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (E.5029.1910). Versions were executed in ormolu most probably by Diederich Nicolaus Anderson (d.1767) and these are possibly the pairs at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, and Hinton Ampner, Hants. The design was refined and then published in Chambers' Treatise on the Decorative Parts of Civil Architecture, 1791. Chambers was almost certainly inspired by the seated figure of a sphinx seen on a sarcophagus while on his Roman tour of 1750-54. In the meantime Chambers lent a griffin candelabra to Matthew Boulton, perhaps regarding him as the natural successor to Anderson and which might have provided the inspiration for Boulton's own griffin vases. He also gave a pearwood model to Josiah Wedgwood, probably the prototype for the versions in jasper and basalt that started to appear around 1771, Wedgwood's own comments to his associate Thomas Bentley indicate that the design or model was given by Chambers. Condition Report: Good, structurally secure, with slight general wear and tear. Some wear and abrasions to the gilding. Both would benefit from a clean. Condition Report Disclaimer
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A pair of Victorian Adam style three branch loaded silver candlesticks, the holders embossed with bows, laurel swags and leaves, above a tapering square stem embossed with ram's heads, and bow tied harebell drops, with oval vacant reserves, above an outswept canted square foot embossed with urns and covers, Martin Hall & Company, Sheffield 1897, 74.51ozs all in, together with plated three branch candelabra fittings, similarly decorated, 45.5cm high.
Miscellaneous Victorian and other English brass candlesticks, including three pairs of tapersticks, five pairs and candelabra, 27cm h and smaller This lot contains a number of damaged single candlesticks, which require repair. Otherwise overall condition is good and appearance is consistent with age and use
A cased Bohemian glass candelabra, mid-20th century, the central column flanked by a pair of candle arms, with cut glass drops, complete with additional cut glass drops, 55cm highand a matched glass vase,of urn form,23cm high (2)Condition ReportNo chips to the bodies. Wear and rubbing to the gilding and enamelling. Some minor nibbles to the drops. The hooks are all different with some more bent/curled than others. Loose drops with nibbles.
A SITZENDORF PORCELAIN CANDELABRA MIRROR with a moulded floral frame with a figure of a cherub to the lower left side, three candle branches rest in three sconces, hand painted floral and foliate elements with gilt detail, height 49cm x width 29cm x depth 16cm (when branches attached), with a modern wooden backing, three candles in situ (1) (Condition Report: multiple chips and some loss to floral details, loss to the cherub's hand, extensive repairs to one of the branches with visible glue on all branches)
A pair of Regency style gilt and patinated bronze twin branch candelabra, each sconce sleeved with hobnail cut glass, over lobed glass drip pans hung with lustre drops, on gilt branches held by a figural column in the form of a winged putti, standing on a gilt socle base (2) 38cm high Provenance: From the estate of a private collector.

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