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Four candelabra

Ref: 1737
  • Designer / Maker

    After a design by A.W.N. Pugin (1812–1852)

    Manufactured by John Hardman & Co. (1838–1900)

  • Detail

    Brass
    41 × 28 (across arms) × 15 (diameter of base) cm
    English (Birmingham), third quarter of the nineteenth century

  • Provenance

    […]; with H. Blairman & Sons, 2015; private collection

  • Literature

    Untitled trade catalogue for John Hardman & Sons (undated) includes a design for candelabra of this pattern, under ‘Library Candlesticks, &c.’, p. 12, no. 3

  • Notes

    An unpublished drawing by A.W.N. Pugin (private collection) shows a three-light candelabrum of this form.  The simplifications in the design of the present set demonstrated how John Hardman adapted Pugin’s designs for commercial production.

    A related pair of silver-plated candelabra is in the collection of the Huntington Library & Art Gallery, San Marino, California.

    A drawing, formerly in the Hardman Archive, shows a fireplace arrangement with similar (five-branch) candelabra.