Set of four candlesticks
1741–42
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Height (each): 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Silver
Culture
British, London
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1970
Accession Number
1970.131.29–.32
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 18th-century British silvercraft with this exquisite set of four candlesticks, crafted by George Wickes, a leading London silversmith, between 1741 and 1742. Standing at a graceful 8⅞ inches (22.5 cm) tall, these silver pieces hail from the height of the Georgian era, when finely wrought metalwork adorned the tables and mantels of affluent homes. Wickes, whose workshop held a royal warrant and later evolved into the famed Asprey jewelers, was renowned for his meticulous craftsmanship, blending functionality with subtle opulence. Silver candlesticks like these we...