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Candlestick

Candlestick
1906-1907 (made)
Artist/Maker
W. H. Haseler (maker)
Liberty & Co. Ltd. (retailer)
Knox, Archibald (designer)
Silver, Rex (designer)
Place of origin
Birmingham (made)
London (retailed)

Candlestick (one of a pair), hand raised, the stem decorated as of stylised plants which rise from the base and terminate as leaves at the bowl.

Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Lighting
Object type
Candlestick
TitleCandlestick (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver
Silver
Raising
Brief description
Candlestick, silver, Birmingham hallmarks for 1906-7, mark of Liberty & Co., made by W.H.Haseler, designed by Archibald Knox or Rex Silver.
Physical description
Candlestick (one of a pair), hand raised, the stem decorated as of stylised plants which rise from the base and terminate as leaves at the bowl.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.8cm
  • Width: 14.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Birmingham hallmarks for 1906-7
  • Mark of Liberty & Co.
Object history
Acquisition RF: 59 / 2114
Purchase - £25; From the Portmeirion Shop, 7 Pont Street, London, SW1
One of a pair. Label says: probably designed by Archibald Knox (1864-1933) for the Silver Studio run by Rex Silver, 1900. This pair of candlesticks was made by WH Haseler of Birmingham for Liberty's Cymric silver scheme. The design was first illustrated in The Studio, Vol. XIX 1900 p.27 and is attributed to Rex Silver. Silver was the Managing Director of the Silver Studio of Brook Green, Hammersmith which supplied the majority of Liberty's innovative designs.
Associated object
CIRC.165-1959 (Set)
Bibliographic reference
Studio, Vol. XIX, 1900, p.27
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.165A-1959

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
Record URL
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