Candlestand
1740-1760 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Candlestands were used for supporting candelabra and were generally made in pairs or sets. They were placed between the windows of a room, or against the wall. The 18th-century cabinet-maker Thomas Chippendale published designs for stands similar to this in his Gentleman & Cabinet Maker's Director, first published in 1754. This candlestand is one of a pair (Museum no. W.60-1962) carved with acanthus leaves and scrolls in the Rococo style fashionable in the mid-18th century. We do not know anything about the history of this pair.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved mahogany |
| Brief description | Candlestand, one of a pair, carved mahogany, English 18th century |
| Physical description | Tall narrow stand, on a tripod base, with a slim central baluster and three curving suppports for a shaped, galleried top. Polished mahogany, carved with acanthus leaves. The legs terminate in C-scrolls which rest on rectangular block feet. |
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| Gallery label | W.60&A-1962
PAIR OF CANDLESTANDS
ENGLISH; about 1760
Mahogany (the gallery has been replaced)
A pair of candlestands of this type were supplied by Thomas Chippendale to Blair Castled in 1758.
Claude Rotch bequest.(pre October 2000) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by C. D. Rotch |
| Object history | Formerly in the Collections of the Maharanee of Baroda and Foliejon Park. Exhibited at Frank Partidge's Summer Exhibition, June 1956. |
| Summary | Candlestands were used for supporting candelabra and were generally made in pairs or sets. They were placed between the windows of a room, or against the wall. The 18th-century cabinet-maker Thomas Chippendale published designs for stands similar to this in his Gentleman & Cabinet Maker's Director, first published in 1754. This candlestand is one of a pair (Museum no. W.60-1962) carved with acanthus leaves and scrolls in the Rococo style fashionable in the mid-18th century. We do not know anything about the history of this pair. |
| Bibliographic reference | Illustrated: R. W. Symond, Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks (London, 1940) p.24, fig.14 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.60A-1962 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2001 |
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