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[92] Finished drawing for a candelabrum, 1773, possibly executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 25/126
Purpose
[92] Finished drawing for a candelabrum, 1773, possibly executed
Aspect
Elevation of a candelabrum with a socle base ornamented with a central patera, arabesques, and rosette roundels. The base supports a central turned baluster with festoons of husks. Above this there is a rosette flanked by bands of guilloche, and an anthemion bearing a tubular flower and urn. The urn is ornamented with bands of guilloche, bands of beading, and a central half-putto flanked by arabesques. The flared lid of the urn is ornamented with bands of guilloche, fluting and reed and ribbon, and is surmounted by a pine cone. The central baluster and urn are flanked by fluted, sabre legs with paw feet, which terminate in ram masks. The ram masks bear festoons of husks and support a pair of candle branches embellished with foliage. The candle branches support candle holders in the form of tubular flowers
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Candlestick for Sir Watkin Wynn Bart. / 48 / 126 (pencil)
Signed and dated
- March 1773
Adelphi / 9.t March 1773.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (460 x 434)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 50
Fairclough, 1995, pp. 376-386
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Fairclough, 1995, pp. 376-386
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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