Caption

Classicist two-armed candelabra by John Schofield fl. 1776–1796, goldsmith. Classicism/Georgian/George III style. 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, in which is set a setting in the form of two faceted, rotating arms ending with plate-shaped profilers 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. Lighting object. Height 47.5 cm, width 38 cm, depth 13 cm, weight 850 g., A polished metallic object with a reflective silver surface is shown against a plain white background; the object includes a central cylindrical tube or socket flanked by a curved arm on each side that connects to two round, shallow dome shapes with scalloped edges and decorative floral-like mounts where the arms meet the domes; the metal shows highlights and reflections in shades of silver and gray, with some darker gray visible inside the central tube and subtle shadowing along the underside of the arms.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_303

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Keywords

Classicist two-armed candelabra John Schofield fl 1776–1796 goldsmith Classicism Georgian George III style 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 set setting form two faceted rotating arms ending plate-shaped profilers vase-shaped candle holders separated decorative vase lid Engraved several elements tied monogram PHB dated 1786 1787 London England Lighting object Height 47.5 cm width 38 cm depth 13 cm weight 850 g polished metallic object reflective silver surface shown plain white background object includes central cylindrical tube socket flanked curved arm side connects two round shallow dome shapes scalloped edges decorative floral- mounts arms meet domes metal highlights reflections shades silver gray darker gray visible inside central tube subtle shadowing underside arms.