Limoges Candlestick (Sold)
A Medieval Style Limoges Enamel and Copper Alloy Pricket Candlestick, Late 19th Century
The cupped pentagonal drip pan decorated to the underside with a band of triangular-shaped motifs above the cylindrical shaft engraved with lozenge-shaped decoration, the central knop decorated in blue enamel with repeating stylised foliate ornament, the trefoil base with conforming ornament on scroll feet — 22cm high; 10.5cm wide at the base
Provenance: Spetchley Park.
Condition: The surface of the metal oxidised and tarnished. The nut to the base possibly a later replacement. The tip of the pricket slightly bent to one side. Other than this wear and tear consistent with age and use.
Price: £1500 (Sold)