Four candelabra
Ref: 1737
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Designer / Maker
After designs by A.W.N. Pugin (1812–1852)
Manufactured by John Hardman & Co. (1838–1900)
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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
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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
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Notes
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.