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Candlestand

Candlestand

  • Place of origin:

    England, Great Britain (made)

  • Date:

    1982 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Partridge (Fine Arts) Ltd. (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Pine, with lacquer panel, painted black and gold

  • Credit Line:

    Purchased with the assistance of the Brigadier Clark Fund through The Art Fund

  • Museum number:

    W.74C-1981

  • Gallery location:

    British Galleries, room 54b, case 1

  • Image in copyright

Object Type
This candlestand was made by Partridge (Fine Arts) Ltd in 1981 to match the surviving 17th-century stand.

Materials & Making
The stand is made of pinewood. The top is painted in imitation of Japanese lacquer, a process known as japanning, with a mother-of-pearl border. The rest of the stand is painted black.

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (made)

Date

1982 (made)

Artist/maker

Partridge (Fine Arts) Ltd. (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Pine, with lacquer panel, painted black and gold

Dimensions

Height: 105 cm, Width: 44 cm, Diameter: 39 cm base

Object history note

Made by Partridge (Fine Arts) Ltd., to match the original surviving stand
England

Descriptive line

From Althorp pier set

Labels and date

W.76-1981 [sic]

STAND
ENGLISH; about 1680
Pine japanned (painted) black and gold and veneered with Japanese lacquer.
Ensuite with dressing table (W. 75-1981) [sic] and mirror (W.74-1981)

The pair to this stand is a replica made in 1981.

Part of Robert, 2nd Earl of Sunderland's furnishings of Althorp, Northamptonshire.

Bought with the aid of the Brigadier Clark Fund.

N.B. Museum numbers incorrect on label. [pre October 2000]
TABLE, MIRROR AND TWO CANDLESTANDS
Pine veneered with Japanese lacquer and painted black and gold
ENGLISH; about 1680 (one of the stands is a modern replica)

From Althorp, Northamptonshire. Groups of table, mirror and two candlestands were freqeuntly placed against the window piers of state apartments at this date. This group was probably acquired by Robert, second Earl of Sunderland, and seems originally to have served as a dressing table. Several high quality Japanese cabinets or screens have been cannibalised to supply the veneer: the mon or crest of a Japanese noble family can be seen on the table, showing that not only lacquer made for export was used in this way. [pre July 2001]

Categories

Furniture; British Galleries

Collection code

FWK

Qr_O79909
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