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Classicist Two-Armed Candelabra, Schofield, John fl. 1776–1796 goldsmith, classicism, godron ornaments, monograms, faceting, leaves ornament, Georgian/George III style. Classicist two-armed candelabra on a square base surrounded by godron ornament, passing into a circular foot decorated with a surrounding rosette; faceted stem enclosed at the top with a knurled floral tendril, terminating in a vase-shaped socket decorated with acanthus leaves and facets, edged with godrons, containing two faceted, rotating arms ending with plate-shaped drip pans and vase-shaped candle holders, separated by a decorative vase with a lid. Engraved on several elements with a tied monogram PHB, dated 1786/1787, London, England, Great Britain. Function: lighting. Measurements: height 47.5 cm, width 38 cm, depth 13 cm; weight 850 g., A polished metallic three-armed candelabrum with a central finial and two matching candle cups at the ends of curved arms, all rendered in silver tones with reflective highlights and subtle darker shadows; the candle cups and drip trays have fluted and leaf-like decorative patterns, and the arms show smooth curved lines with a knotted decorative element where they meet the central column; the background is plain and light gray, and the overall visible colors are silver, gray, and off-white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_287

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Keywords

Classicist Two-Armed Candelabra Schofield John fl 1776–1796 goldsmith classicism godron ornaments monograms faceting leaves ornament Georgian George III style Classicist two-armed candelabra square base surrounded godron ornament passing circular foot decorated surrounding rosette faceted stem enclosed top knurled floral tendril terminating vase-shaped socket decorated acanthus leaves facets edged godrons containing two faceted rotating arms ending plate-shaped drip pans vase-shaped candle holders separated decorative vase lid Engraved several elements tied monogram PHB dated 1786 1787 London England Great Britain Function lighting Measurements height 47.5 cm width 38 cm depth 13 cm weight 850 g polished metallic three-armed candelabrum central finial two matching candle cups ends curved arms rendered silver tones reflective highlights subtle darker shadows drip trays fluted leaf- decorative patterns arms smooth curved lines knotted decorative element meet central column background plain light gray visible colors silver gray off-white.