Pair of Antique Victorian Black and Gilt Candlestick
Pair of Antique Victorian Black and Gilt Candlestick
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A matched pair of candlesticks with gilt vines painted around heavy black bases and brass stems twisted into a spiral. They suit a mantel, a console, or the middle of a dining table. The stems carry an engraved fret pattern that holds dark in the recesses, and it’s the detail I keep turning them to look at.
Old wax residue remains inside both sockets and has not been cleaned out. The black finish has lost its sheen across the upper surfaces of the bases and shows fine crackle in places and a few small chips. The gilt vine decoration is intact but worn along the raised edges and rims. The drip pans show light surface scratching and tarnish. The undersides are unfinished grey metal with light scratching, spotting, and small deposits. The two candlesticks are matched but differ in areas of varnish, so they will not look identical in every light. The stems are magnetic, so they are not solid brass. The sockets and drip pans are non-magnetic and assessed as brass. I have not verified that the sockets, stems, and bases are original to one another.
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