Candelabra

Object/Artifact

Planting Fields

Name/Title

Candelabra

Entry/Object ID

1985.007.005

Description

Glass candelabra, having a central, crescent-moon finial over an inverted cup, suspending tear-drop prisms, over a tapered three-sided shaft, over graduated, vasiform support, set on circular-footed base, the tapered triangular shaft, with cut, notched edges, the vasiform shaft and pedestal base with triangle, rectangle and diamond cuts overall; the central shaft supporting five, asymmetric, notched and curved arms, three arms ending in candle cups, each with scalloped edge bobeche, two arms supporting inverted cups with cut-star finials at end, and notched, tapered, triangle finial mid-arm, all the arms with cut glass, tear-drop shaped "chains", festooned here and here. One of four.

Collection

Robert D. Coe

Cataloged By

Cannarsa

Acquisition

Accession

1985.007.005

Source or Donor

Coe, Robert D.

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Place

Location

England or Ireland

Notes

Date: Late 18th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Candelabrum

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Candleholder

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Lighting Holders

Nomenclature Class

Lighting Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

30-1/2 in

Length

20 in

Material

Glass, Glass: Leaded glass, Lead

Location

Room

Dining Room

Building

Coe Hall

Date

August 16, 2023

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2024.1

Inventoried By

Amanda Massimillio

Inventoried Date

Jun 26, 2024

Inventoried By

Della Croce

Inventoried Date

Oct 19, 2005

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Apr 3, 2004

Examined By

J. Badami

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Aug 9, 2006

Valuations

Valuation Type

Appraisal

Estimator

J. Badami

Date

Apr 3, 2004

Notes

Description: Appraised at $75,000 for set of four.

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: William Robertson Coe J. Rochelle Thomas (London), 6/5/23 Lord Walter Talbot Kerr, Brocket Hall, Herts: 9/3/23 William Robertson Coe Robert Douglas Coe Planting Fields Foundation

General Notes

Note

Notes: Original furnishing of W. R. Coe, sold by J. Rochelle Thomas (London), 6/5/23, who claimed they were made 1775-1779 in Waterford, Ireland, acquired by Lord Walter Talbot Kerr, Brocket Hall, Herts, on 9/3/23. Similar photographed in "Antiques", Dec. 1966 in ad by David Stockwell Inc., 3701 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE. Status: OK

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 9, 2006

Updated By

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Update Date

March 20, 2025