Saltglaze white stoneware candlestick with original sconce Staffordshire mid 18th century

Reference: 6873

Dated: c. 1750 Staffordshire England

A very fine and exceptionally rare white saltglaze stoneware candlestick with sconce. The base is strongly relief moulded in the rococo style, the stem has quality stylish embellishments of flowers and Bacchus type heads. Miraculously the candlestick retains it original detachable sconce.

Dimensions: 5.00 inch wide 8.75 inch high 5.00 inch deep

Medium: saltglaze stoneware pottery ceramic

Current Condition Minor restoration

Literature: White Saltglazed Stoneware of the British Isles by Diana Edwards and Rodney Hampton ref. page 57

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