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Unique Signed 18th C. Brass Candlestick

Scholars and collectors have for more than  a century speculated about the identity of the mysterious 18th C. English brazier who made the brass candlesticks signed on the underside of the base with only the initials “EK.” This curiosity was further spurred by the fact that a few of these signed sticks were constructed with an innovative candle socket with movable brass pins that allowed different sizes of candles to be used in the same candlestick. It took until 1998, however, for a British researcher to finally identify “EK” as Edward Kendrick, a candlestick and possibly key maker who lived and worked not in Birmingham where the English brass industry was centered, but variously at 3 Princes Street, 33 King Street, and 13 Hart Street, all Covent Garden, London. Using the earlier square dished base design from 1700-1725, this 1755-60 candlestick is probably one of the earliest of the signed Kendrick pieces. It is core-cast and retains both its original internal push-up ejector and seven of the eight original pins. 6½”H. An exceptional piece of lighting in every way. 

$465