Not on display

Candlestick

1814-1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rundell, Bridge & Rundell (maker)
Storr, Paul (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

This candlestick was sold by the Royal Goldsmiths, Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, the firm which dominated the London silversmithing trade in the period 1800-1830. Paul Storr (1771-1844), whose mark appears on the candlestick, was a partner in the business and managed the workshop from 1808 to 1819.

Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Lighting
Object type
Candlestick
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Candlestick
  • Candlestick Nozzle
Materials and techniques
Silver gilt
Silver
Gold
Casting
Chasing
Gilding
Brief description
Candlestick, silver-gilt, London hallmarks for 1814-15, marks of Rundell, Bridge and Rundell and Paul Storr
Physical description
Silver-gilt candlestick (one of a pair), cast and minutely chased. Four sided shaped foot, decorated with masks and shells, baluster stem rising from a fluted rosette and enriched with foliage; vase shaped socket with plain nozzle
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.75cm
  • Length: 14.00cm
  • Width: 14.00cm
  • Length: 5.6cm
  • Width: 5.0cm
  • Depth: 1.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Around base: PS for Paul Storr, duty, sterling, leopards head, date letter for 1814-15 Stamped RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS ET PRINCIPIS WALLIAE REGENTIS BRITANNIAS and E.A.Fs and AS crowned
  • EA over Fs/Is/Js? Also Crest of coronet over letters A and ?
Credit line
Given by Lionel Crichton
Object history
From the collection of Ernst Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1771-1851), 5th son of George III and later King of Hanover
One of a pair.
Summary
This candlestick was sold by the Royal Goldsmiths, Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, the firm which dominated the London silversmithing trade in the period 1800-1830. Paul Storr (1771-1844), whose mark appears on the candlestick, was a partner in the business and managed the workshop from 1808 to 1819.
Associated object
M.57A-1925 (Set)
Bibliographic reference
Christie’s New York, 16th April 1999, lot 192. N. Penzer: Paul Storr 1771-1844: Silversmith and Goldsmith (London 1954), p. 174-5
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.57:1, 2-1925

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
Record URL
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