Flat Candlestick
Material: Brass Dimensions: Height: 12.7cm / 5in, Pan diameter: 15.3cm / 6in Place of Origin: England Date: 1740 – 1760 Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation: Prior to the advent of...
Category: Fire, Light and Hearth
17th Century Oval-based Enamelled Candlestick
Material: Copper alloy with enamel inlay Dimensions: Height: 22cm / 8 ⅝in Place of Origin: London, England Date: Circa 1645 – 1690 Maker or Retailer: Almost certainly Stephen Pilcherd and Anthony Hatch Present Location:...
Mapplebeck & Lowe Snuffers and Tray
Material: Snuffers: Cast and worked steel with close plated handles,Tray: Old Sheffield Plate with tinned underside Dimensions: Snuffers length: 18cm / 7in, Tray length: 27cm / 10 ⅝in Place of Origin: Birmingham, England Date:...
Pair of Joseph Hinks Candlesticks
Material: Brass and iron Dimensions: Height: 13cm / 5 ⅛in, Base diameter: 12.7cm / 5in Place of Origin: Birmingham, England Date: Circa 1890 Maker or Retailer: Joseph Hinks & Son Present Location: Private collection...
17th Century Mid-drip Enamelled Candlestick
Material: Cast brass, enamelled Dimensions: Height: 24.8cm / 9 ½in, Base diameter: 17.8cm / 7in Place of Origin: London Date: Circa 1650 Maker or Retailer: Almost certainly Anthony Hatch and Stephen Pilcherd Present Location:...
Candle Snuffer and Douter
Material: Brass Dimensions: Length: 16. 2cm / 6 ⅜in Place of Origin: England Date: Late 18th to mid-19th century Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation: Until the mid 19th century, when...
Dutch Doofpot
Material: Copper and brass Dimensions: Height: 44.5cm / 17 ½in, Base diameter: 34cm / 13 ⅜in Place of Origin: The Netherlands Date: 19th century Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation: ‘Doofpot’...
Memorial Fireback
Material: Cast iron Dimensions: Height: 83cm / 32 ⅝in, Width: 84cm / 33in Place of Origin: Probably Hamsell Furnace, Rotherfield, East Sussex, England Date: Dated 1582 Maker or Retailer: Possibly Robert Baker, ironmaster at Hamsell Furnace. His grave-slab, now...
