Candelabra
Category
Historic Services / Lighting
Date
circa 1810
Materials
Bronze and ormolu
Measurements
525 x 220 mm
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 608470.2
Summary
One of a pair of Empire candelabra with three classical draped female bronze figures holding up torches, and circular ormolu candle holders surrounding a centre trumpet shaped holder. Tall chased ormolu plinth with overlapping leaf and berry decoration and plain circular base. Made in France circa 1810. In the summer of 1923 the 8th Lord and Lady Berwick were photographed in the Picture Gallery (see National Trust inventory number for the photograph 610190.145) and this pair of candelabra was shown sitting on a pier table in the Picture Gallery.
Provenance
Believed to be 3rd Lord Berwick collection: William Noel-Hill, 3rd Baron Berwick (1773-1842). By descent bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.