ALEX STYLES FOR GARRARD: an unusual pair of silver and silver-gilt candlesticks

mark for Garrard Co Ltd, London 1968, also engraved Des A G Styles (2)

mark for Garrard Co Ltd, London 1968, also engraved Des A G Styles
Cylindrical sconces with slender neck, the cylindrical bodies with six rotating bands with corrugated style surface, height 23.5cm, weight 40.5oz. (2)

Alex Styles was born in 1922. He studied at the Gravesend School of Art under Reynell Huyshe and at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. Styles career began in 1947. His first works were executed by Wakely and Wheeler. After a meeting with Bertie Pittmann this led Styles to becoming a staff designer for the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company. In 1952 joined Garrard & Co. when the two companies merged. Styles had a long career with Garrard, retiring in 1987.