A pair of ormolu and marble candle-vases
England around 1770
George III period
Matthew Boulton (Birmingham 1728 – 1809)
the marble body with copper liner, guilloche rim and draped with laurel, having reversible candle sconce, the square base with festoons and bun feet
Measurement: 21.5cm h
rel. literature:
Boulton’s Pattern Book No. 1, p. 170
Nicholas Goodison – Matthew Boulton: Ormolu, plates 249 and 250