Pair of Victorian white over red spotty Lustre Candlesticks
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Pair of Victorian white over red spotty Lustre Candlesticks
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Pair of Victorian white over red spotty Lustre Candlesticks:
of vase form with circular cutting and horizontal bands; dressed
with set of tapered ‘Albert’ pendants named after the Prince Consort.
Circa 1880.
| Height: | 7¾" | - | 20.0cm |
Glossary Words
'Albert' pendant
A long cut-glass pendant particularly popular in the Victorian period, hence the homage to Prince Albert. These can be straight or tapered and cut with various designs.
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.
