Early 18th Century Rushnip with Turned Laburnum Base
POSSIBLY WALES, CIRCA 1720
steel, brass, laburnum
31.75 x 10 x 10 cm
12 ½ x 4 x 4 in
12 ½ x 4 x 4 in
7172
The tapering steel stem terminating in long tapering rectangular jaws with a rivet hinge, the jaw arm terminating in a tubular candle socket, the stem inset into a turned and...
The tapering steel stem terminating in long tapering rectangular jaws with a rivet hinge, the jaw arm terminating in a tubular candle socket, the stem inset into a turned and line-decorated circular laburnum base, the joint reinforced with a brass collar.
A rushlight holder of similar form is illustrated in Victor Chinnery, 'Oak Furniture The British Tradition' (Antique Collectors' Club, 1990) p.82 fig. 2:60.
In The Rushlight and related Holders - A Regional View (Ashley Publications, 2001), Robert Ashley illustrates a rushlight of similar form which is identified as being from Merionethshire, a former county of north-west Wales. (p. 314, photo 288, far left).
A rushlight holder of similar form is illustrated in Victor Chinnery, 'Oak Furniture The British Tradition' (Antique Collectors' Club, 1990) p.82 fig. 2:60.
In The Rushlight and related Holders - A Regional View (Ashley Publications, 2001), Robert Ashley illustrates a rushlight of similar form which is identified as being from Merionethshire, a former county of north-west Wales. (p. 314, photo 288, far left).