Candleholders In America 1650-1900 by Joseph T. Butler 1967

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BOOK – CANDLEHOLDERS IN AMERICA 1650 – 1900 by Joseph T. Butler, and was published by Bonanza Books, New York. This is a first edition issue, copyright 1967. The book is in very good condition; the inside is almost like new. The pages are clean and bright, and the binding is very tight. The cover has minor ware, and the dust cover shows some ware, but nothing serious. This book contains 178 pages, with 136 illustrations. Additional pictures are available. Please include your e-mail address.

CONTENTS:

1. Candles and Candle making Methods

2. The Baroque Period – 1650 to 1715

3. The Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods – 1715 to 1780

4. Neoclassicism – 1780 to 1810

5. The Federal Age – 1810 to 1845

6. Historical Revivalism and art Nouveau – 1845 to 1900

7. Bibliography

8. Index

PICTURES (SHOWN):

1. Candlestick, brass, probably Dutch, c. 1675. The Baroque spiral twist is fully developed in the shaft of this candlestick. The engraved base with surrounding foliage is also indicative of Baroque design. The candlestick was found in New Paltz, New York, and has a long history of ownership by a Huguenot family there. Height 11 ½ inches.

2. Pair of candlesticks, silver, New York, Charles Le Roux (1689-1745), c. 1730. In this model, the octagonal slayed foot has cut corners and supports an octanonal baluster stem. The candlesticks are marked “CLR” conjoined in an oval, an are engraved with a female figure holding a mask and an anchor and the initials “SS.” Height 6 ½ inches.

3. Pair of candlesticks, silver plate on copper (Sheffield plate), English, c. 1800.

There is a coarsening of Neoclassic detail. The festoons and acanthus leaves do not become a part of the overall design, but rather seem to be superficial detail. These candlesticks belonged to Washington Irving, and were probably purchased in England; they are a part of the original furnishings of Sunnydale at Tarrytown, New York. Height 7 1/8 inches.

4. Pair of candlesticks, glass, probably Pittsburgh area, c. 1830-1840. The glass is clear and free-blown and pattern-molded. The pillar form relates to the classical column seen also in silver, brass, and pewter. Height 12 3/8 inches.

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