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Two-candle candelabrum. Maker: Charles Hougham fl. 1769–1793. Style: Classicism, George III / Georgian. Description: Two-armed candelabrum on an oval foot bordered with pearling and decorated with a knobbed rosette. Conical, fluted stem topped with a vase-shaped socket, containing a setting with two S-shaped arms terminating in saucers and vase-shaped sockets with drip-pans; center between the arms is a vase topped with a ball. Sleeves decorated halfway with vertical flutes, smooth above. Date: 1787/1788. Place: London, England. Function: Lighting. Materials/technique: goldsmith work. Dimensions: height 38 cm, width 39 cm, depth 12 cm; weight 1060 g., A symmetrical metallic object with a shiny silver finish consisting of a central lidded vessel with a rounded finial on top flanked by two matching goblet-like cups, all set on shallow oval trays with beaded rims; the cups and central vessel have fluted lower sections and sit on short stems with decorated collars, and two sinuous double-arched arms connect the outer cups to the central tray, all against a plain light gray background with visible highlights and reflections in silver tones and a few subtle darker gray shadows.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Two-candle candelabrum Maker Charles Hougham fl 1769–1793 Style Classicism George III Georgian Description Two-armed candelabrum oval foot bordered pearling decorated knobbed rosette Conical fluted stem topped vase-shaped socket containing setting two S-shaped arms terminating saucers vase-shaped sockets drip-pans center arms vase topped ball Sleeves halfway vertical flutes smooth Date 1787 1788 Place London England Function Lighting Materials technique goldsmith work Dimensions height 38 cm width 39 cm depth 12 cm weight 1060 g symmetrical metallic object shiny silver finish consisting central lidded vessel rounded finial top flanked two matching goblet- cups set shallow oval trays beaded rims central vessel fluted lower sections sit short stems decorated collars two sinuous double-arched arms connect outer cups central tray plain light gray background visible highlights reflections silver tones subtle darker gray shadows.