Unique 19Thc Blacksmith-Made Painted Wrought Iron Candlestick C.1890
Stock No
3132
2013
- £575.00
- €658 Euro
- $776 US Dollar
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Item Description
The characterful late Victorian blacksmith-made wrought iron candlestick, the sconce formed as a stylised flower head with petal-like rim, rising from a serpentine twisted stem adorned with simple forged foliage and terminating in a scrolling tripod base the whole later painted in a pale yellow, with traces of an earlier surface visible beneath, and the overall form retaining a strong hand-forged presence and surviving from the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
The detailing is sharp with surface wear throughout consistent with age and repainting; minor pitting and historic oxidation beneath the paint. It remains structurally solid and stable.
This type of rural blacksmith work sits firmly within the vernacular iron tradition; practical yet expressive. The twisting stem gives the impression of a living plant rising from the ground, while the simple flower-head sconce speaks to the enduring marriage of utility and symbolism in folk metalwork. No two are ever quite the same; each carries the hand of its maker and this is a unique one-off creation as such.
Honest, sculptural and atmospheric, this is a piece that brings shadow and movement to a room when lit and stands as an object of quiet strength when not.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Olney, Buckinghamshire
Item Dimensions
H: 37cm W: 18cm D: 18cm
Period
c.1890
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Olney, Buckinghamshire
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)7729 213013
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