Pair of Regency gilded and black-bronze ‘Dog’ Candlesticks
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Pair of Regency gilded and black-bronze ‘Dog’ Candlesticks
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Pair of Regency gilded and black-bronze ‘Dog’ Candlesticks:
in the form of hounds sitting under stylised curving trees; with gilded umbrella fronds bearing cut-glass ‘double-star’ prisms and ‘icicle’ pendants. Circa 1830 and restored.
| Height: | 8¾" | - | 22.0cm |
| Width: | 5½" | - | 14.0cm |
| Projection: | 4" | - | 10.0cm |
Glossary Words
Regency
Named after the Prince Regent, later George IV, circa 1810 to 1830, the term is also used more widely to describe the prevailing English neo-classical style between the 1790s and 1840. In lighting, they used multiple cut-glass prisms to achieve as many reflections as possible such as 'double-stars' and 'icicles'. Two chandelier designs typical of this period are the colza oil dish light and the balloon-shaped chandelier with graduated chains of prisms.
gilded, gilt
A very thin layer of gold applied to brass or bronze.
'icicle' pendant
Tapered cut-glass pendant with multi-facetted cutting, in the shape of an icicle.
