Candelabra
Benjamin Smith and Jas Smith
Category
Silver
Date
1809
Materials
Silver
Measurements
82 x 380 mm; 270 mm (Diameter)
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Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 516440
Summary
Large silver gilt 6-light candelabrum centrepiece, open tripod form on 3 paw feet joined by leaves, reeded legs joined by vine festoons, 3 double scroll branches for lights, petal sockets with detachable nozzles, central fluted basket with scroll foliage border, cover pierced with trellis pattern of petals, detachable flower bouquet finial. Ormolu plinth of triangular form. George, English by Benjamin and James Smith 1809.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Makers and roles
Benjamin Smith and Jas Smith