Outstanding Pair of Sterling Silver-Gilt Three-Light Candelabra

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Outstanding Pair of Sterling Silver-Gilt Three-Light Candelabra

About the Item

Mark of Philip Rundell, London, 1820, Retailed by Rundell, Bridge & Rundell. Based on the designs of John Flaxman & Thomas Stothard. Modelled by Edward Hodges Baily. Each on circular base with fruiting grapevine border, the stem cast as Orpheus resting against fruiting grapevines as he is struck by Cupid with an arrow, the three branches each terminating in a grapevine cast socket and wax-pan, the base applied with a coat-of-arms, the sockets and wax-pans each engraved with two crests, marked on base, on branches, sockets, wax-pans and applied coats-of-arms, the bases further stamped 'RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS LONDINI' Measures: 24 in. (61 cm.) high. 423 oz. (13.151 gr.) The arms are those of Russell quartering Watts with those of Watts in pretence for Jesse Watts-Russell (1786-1875) of Ilam Hall, Staffordshire. Provenance Jesse Watts Russell M.P. (1786-1875), of Ilam Hall. The Eaton Family, Toronto, Canada. A Connecticut Collector; Phillip's, New York, 16 April 1982, lot 240. Literature J. B. Hawkins, The Al Tajir Collection of Silver and Gold, London, 1983, pp. 160-161. The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, p. 192. C. Hartop, Royal Goldmsiths, The Art of Rundell & Bridge 1797-1843, 2005, p. 73, fig 63, cat. no. 44 C. Hartop, "Royal Goldmsiths, The Art of Rundell & Bridge 1797-1843" The Magazine Antiques, June, 2005 Exhibited London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 147. London, Koopman Rare Art, Royal Goldmsiths, The Art of Rundell & Bridge 1797-1843, 2005, p. 73, fig 63, cat. no. 44 Jesse Watts-Russell. Jesse Watts-Russell was the son of Jesse Russell (1743-1820) of Newcastle-under-Lyme, who had made a fortune through the manufacture of soap. He married as his first wife Mary (d.1840), daughter and heiress of David Pike Watts of Portland Place, London and cousin of John Constable, the artist. He subsequently assumed by Royal License in 1817 the additional surname and arms of Watts. He was to marry twice more, in 1843 Maria Ellen (d.1844), daughter of Peter Henry Barker of Bedford and in 1862 Martha, daughter of John Leech of Wexford. These candelabra would have been commissioned for use in the dining room of Ilam Hall, the large Gothic Revival house built for Watts-Russell by the builder and engineer James Trubshaw (1777-1853) to the designs of the architect John Shaw (1776-1832). The house was sold after Watts-Russell's death in 1875, but Biggin Hall in Northamptonshire, another of his houses, has remained in the family. Ilam Hall only survives in fragmentary form, as does the memorial cross in Ilam village, which imitates the Eleanor Crosses and which was raised in memory of Watts-Russell's first wife. Please note that this item will require an export license if sold overseas.

Creator:
Rundell, Bridge & Rundell (Maker)
Attributed to:
John Flaxman (Designer)Thomas Stothard (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 24.02 in (61 cm)Width: 13 in (33 cm)Depth: 13 in (33 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Materials and Techniques:
Sterling Silver
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
Early 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1820
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU183934131173