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Candlestick
Candlestick, cylindrical form with a plain spreading foot with narrow foot ring, the drip pan and candleholder of the same form but inverted, with a flattened rim; the foot and drip pan are highly polished and plain, the body is formed of a cast section of textured, aysmmetric 'filigree', the presence of one vertical seam suggests this was cast in a single flat sheet, then shaped and soldered to form the body.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51688
Acquisition
Gift through the Art Fund, 15/4/2010
Presented by Joan Hurst through The Art Fund
Measurements
Height
(cm): 26
Height
(in): 10
diam(cm) foot:11.6
diam(cm)
diam(in) foot:4 5/8
diam(in)
diam(cm) rim:11.6
diam(cm)
diam(in) rim:4 5/8
diam(in)
Techniques
spun
forming
Applied Art
cast
forming
Applied Art
polished
decoration
Applied Art
soldered
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
sterling silver
parcel-gilt
Location
In store
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