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WALPOLES

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Writing verbatim from Metalwork in Early America by Donald L. Fennimore, we read that on December 5th 1768 "Mr. George Grove, of Birmingham, brass candlestick maker" had died. Among many candlestick makers in that city was his son Daniel, to whom he left "all the shop tools and patterns belonging to my trade and which shall be in use at the time of my decease." A sizeable number of candlesticks exist that have Grove's name impressed under the base as either "George Grove (as in the case offered here) or Geo. Grove".


The example, No.108 in Fennimore's work, is said to typify "not only the work of Grove but also most candlesticks made by his competitors in Birmingham during the mid eighteenth century. The shaft is cast hollow in halves vertically and brazed together. It is peened to the base, which is also hollow cast. Within the shaft is a spiral mechanism, which when activated by turning the base against the shaft, raises or lowers the floor of the candle cup".


This pair measure 7 5/8 inches high x 4 1/8 in x 4 1/8 in.


 

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    • Price: £795.00
    • €904 Euro
    • $1,046 US Dollar
  • Location: London