One of a Pair of Table Candelabra

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One of a Pair of Table Candelabra

ArtistAttributed to William Parker (British)

Place of OriginLondon

Dateabout 1785

DimensionsH: 62.5 cm (24.6 in.) (Dealer)

MediumColorless lead glass, blown, mold-blown, cut, assembled with gilt bronze mounts.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Jefferson D. Robinson in memory of his wife, Mary Elizabeth, by exchange

Object number

2009.2

On View

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 4

DescriptionEach candelabrum has a domed canopy hung with pendant drops and urn finial, supported by a faceted central triangular spire swagged with pendant drops linked to two S-scroll arms with larger pendant drops and short spire finials, with two further S-scroll arms with waisted ovoid nozzles with large pendant drops, swagged with further smaller pendant drops linked to a raised arm with large star and large pendant drop, the whole supported by hollow faceted baluster section with lemon-squeezer molded foot.

Label TextWith the growth of the middle class in the 18th century, there was an increasing demand for elegant consumer goods. English glassmakers responded with a wide assortment of high-quality products for the table that demonstrated both the skill of the glass decorators and of the glassblowers. The brilliance of English lead glass was enhanced best with polished wheel-cut facets, such as displayed in this dazzling pair of cut-glass candelabra.Published ReferencesBonham's, Fine British and European Glass, London, 17 December 2008, lot 367.Comparative ReferencesSee also Mortimer, Martin, The English Glass Chandelier, 2000, p.96 and p. 99, pl. 45.