Pair of elegant bronze and cut-glass Regency Candlesticks
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Pair of elegant bronze and cut-glass Regency Candlesticks
1801
Pair of elegant bronze and cut-glass Regency Candlesticks:
in the form of an eagle with outstretched wings perched
on a square plinth; bearing ‘pillar-and-diamond’ cut glass candle cups and dressed with their complement of ‘single-star’ prisms and unusual tapered ‘icicle’ pendants.
Early 19th Century and restored.
| Height: | 12½" | - | 32.0cm |
| Width: | 5" | - | 18.0cm |
Glossary Words
cut glass
Often now referred to as 'crystal', the glass was blown and shaped, then passed to a specialist cutter, who would polish and cut patterns to enhance its brilliance.
'single star' prisms
Round cut-glass prism, with flat front and star-cut back. Used on early 19th century Regency chandeliers. Later used extensively by Osler for their drapery in the late 19th century.
'icicle' pendant
Tapered cut-glass pendant with multi-facetted cutting, in the shape of an icicle.
