Altar candlestick
Category
Historic Services / Lighting
Date
1750 - 1800
Materials
Pine with gesso gilding, vellum
Measurements
1639 mm (Height); 522 mm (Diameter)
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Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220691.1
Summary
One of a pair of late 18th century Italian carved giltwood altar sticks, the gilt metal scalloped dished tops on baluster columns, the triangular shaped concave plinths mounted with winged griffin pilasters, fitted for direct and indirect electric lighting with imitation candles and deep bullion fringed vellum shades.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) 1976
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection