Pair of Regency Lacquered Brass Eagle Base Candelabra, circa 1820

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Pair of Regency Lacquered Brass Eagle Base Candelabra, circa 1820

About the Item

Stamped: Messenger & Philpson (active 1797-1823) Birmingham and London, circa 1820 The central standard raising a finial above an umbrella of leaves dripping lusters above another such umbrella flanked by candle arms with lusters hanging from the bobèche above a cast eagle perched on a cylindrical pedestal with applied foliate swags on a square plinth base. Stamped on the back of the base is: Messenger & Philpson. Messenger & Phipson first appear in Birmingham city directories in 1797 on Park Street. By 1800 they were listed on Lovejoy Street and in an 1808 advertisement in a trade directory they describe themselves as: "Brass Founders, Manufacturers of Church Candlesticks, Patent Lamps, Etc.," at Broad Street. Between this date and 1812, the firm is believed to have employed as many as 250 men making it one of the largest brass manufacturers in Birmingham. In 1823, a year after opening a London office at 21 Greville Street, Messenger & Phipson are listed at 22 Broad Street, Birmingham. This is the final year of the association of Thomas Messenger and Thomas Phipson. Thomas Messenger continued in the business until his death in 1832 when the firm, under the name of Messenger and Sons carried on under the direction of his son Samuel. The firm continued as chandelier, lamp, lantern and ornamental brass and iron makers into the 20th century. The firm had a substantial export business throughout the Classical period selling private labeled lighting fixtures to luxury emporiums like Jones, Lowes & Ball in Boston and J. & I. Cox and Baldwin Gardiner in New York, Louis Veron in Philadelphia and their counterparts in Baltimore and Richmond.

Creator:
Messenger & Phipson (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Neoclassical (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Glass,Lacquered
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1820-1829
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1820
Condition:
Some lusters replaced.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: L-13100111stDibs: LU135622386892