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Metalwork Design

1820
Artist/Maker
Edward Hodges Baily (Maker, Designer)
Stothard, Thomas RA (designer)
Place of origin
England

A drawing of a silver candelabrum attributed to Edward Hodges Baily (1788-1867), circa 1820.
Around the rising acanthus stem are three dancing female figures, the spreading base is supported by lions' feet.
Inscribed on the mount in pencil "N.3" and "Catton", and with an incomplete cut inscription (maybe "For Storr and Mortimer")

Profile, full size 588 x 265


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Metalwork
Designs
Silver
Silver Designs
English
Object type
Metalwork design
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink and wash on wove paper
Wash Technique
Brief description
A design for a silver candelabrum, attributed to Edward Hodges Baily (1788-1867), circa 1820
Physical description
A drawing of a silver candelabrum attributed to Edward Hodges Baily (1788-1867), circa 1820.
Around the rising acanthus stem are three dancing female figures, the spreading base is supported by lions' feet.
Inscribed on the mount in pencil "N.3" and "Catton", and with an incomplete cut inscription (maybe "For Storr and Mortimer")

Profile, full size 588 x 265
Dimensions
  • Height: 619mm
  • Width: 348mm
Style
Neoclassical
Object history
This design appears to be a loose variant on an idea by Thomas Stothard for which Baily did another more closely derived design (E.111-1964). The Stothard designs are 9241.8-9 and Dyce 882.
For a discussion of this candelabrum and the derivation of its elements from prints of Jean Lepautre (1618-1682) see S. Lambert ed, Pattern and Design; Designs for the Decorative Arts 1480-1980, 1983, pages 78-83.
A candelabrum with a similar base and dancing figures was marked by D. and C. Reid (Newcastle) and hallmarked 1826-7 (Christies 24th June 1981, lot 14).
Acquired in 1857 as by Catton. The accession register is inscribed "Noted for Storr and Mortimer", which probably records the cut faint inscription on the mount.
Subjects depicted
Putti
Archaic (Greek)
Renaissance
Literary referencePan
Bibliographic reference
C. Oman, A Problem of Artistic Responsibility: The Firm of Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, in Apollo Magazine, March 1966, p.174- 183. Bury, S. (1966) The lengthening shadow of Rundell's, CONNOISSEUR CLXI, no.648, p.79; no.649, p.152; no.650, p.218.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
109

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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