A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CANDLE STAND, CIRCA 1755

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CANDLE STAND CIRCA 1755 The top with shaped 'pie crust' edge 52cm high, the top 39cm diameter For an urn stand of the period with remarkably similar carving to the stem, see Christopher Claxton Stevens and Stewart Whittington, 18th Century English Furniture, The Norman Adams Collection, Antique Collectors' Club, 1983, page 292, colour plates 26a and 26b. Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old splits, chips, and small losses. The top with neatly repaired old cracks running across it (see images for extent). Some small dark ring marks to top. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Following further inspection it is clear that the top is glued down to the turned block at the top of the stem. The top is possibly associated to the base. Condition Report Disclaimer