Pair of small English Georgian Lustre Candlesticks
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Pair of small English Georgian Lustre Candlesticks
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Pair of small English Georgian Lustre Candlesticks:
with diamond and ‘needle’ cutting to candle cup, dome and stem; with star-cut base; with set of star-cut prisms and ‘icicle’ pendants.
Circa 1810-20, stem with some wear.
| Height: | 8½" | - | 21.5cm |
| Width: | 4¾" | - | 12cm |
Georgian
Covers the reigns of the four King Georges of England between 1714 and 1830. Simplicity, harmony, symmetry and airiness were characteristic of the period, which overlaps with Regency. See Adam's style.
lustre
The literal meaning in French is 'chandelier', or 'shine'; in English, 'radiance' or 'reflected light'. This word is also used for a cut-glass candlestick, usually with a fringe of cut glass prisms.
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.
