Flawless 19th Century French Treen Pricket Candlestick Circa 1860
Item History & Price
Flawless 19thcentury French treen pricket candlestick, circa 1860We purchase collections of Continental lighting, metalwork, ceramics, glass & textiles, enabling me to offer a quantity of rare antiques. Pleaseregister my store/page in your favorites, for a fine range of 14th to 19thcentury period metalwork, lighting & other pieces, all guaranteed, as to age, condition & origin. I have farmore than I can possibly keep up with, as to eBay – and, internationalbuyers cannot o...therwise "see" pieces listed on eBay UK. Text, formatting & images © 2019 – R. JosefBurdett-Williamson – all rights reserved.Breveté, 2019, par M. R. Josef Burdett-Williamson. ATTENTION – défense de reproduction ! We are veryserious, as to Intellectual Property rights – any violations are reported toeBay,
and our Intellectual Properties attorneys in Leeds & Paris. Please readall my terms of sale carefully!Elly BurdettThis is in England.Other pieces are for scale, or comparison.You are only bidding onthe featured candlestick.Free collection by appointment is possible, nearYork:my large antiques room & many new arrivals can be viewed. Please note: For those not familiar with my eBay store, you are dealing with 2different people in England & France. I’m an antiques dealer, & exhibitat UK antiques shows; my associate in France is an expat American historian ofEuropean Decorative Arts & guest museum curator, with 45 years of advancedexperience. Sincerely, ET Burdett
Dear friends & clients: We have more Fine Arts & Antiques than we canbegin to keep up with, as to eBay – at least 4, 000 period pieces. Group photos will give you a slightidea of the depth of my collections, and Elly's inventory - keep watching thispage. R. Josef Morethan 23 years ago in Paris, a published survey stated that the number ofpracticing Catholics in France was down to 15% - in a country that was onceoverwhelmingly observant. This has had major consequences for material culture– many churches have been deconsecrated, and a large quantity of religiousobjects – personal, from the clergy, châteaux chapels, churches and cathedrals(as early as the Middle Ages) - appears on the commercial market.Asimilar trend is manifesting across Europe; the degree to which it happens isboth startling and sad, in that one would expect people to wish to retain moreof their own material culture & historical identity – post-1850 crucifixesand holy water stoups can be seen in verylarge quantities at flea markets across Europe. Despite the historicallyoverwhelmingly Catholic population in France, Italy, Portugal & Spain, earlier pieces have become increasingly rare (and faked) – and, more and morecollectors step in to snap up pieces as they appear.Mostunfortunately, French television is now producing clones of the numerousBritish (mostly BBC) shows, which flagrantly encourage the selling on of bothirreplaceable personal family history, and important objects of materialculture. Once fine arts & antiques are separated from their historicalcontext, the fragile thread of history is snapped, and can rarely be recovered.However, as a result of the enormous level of piety in Catholic France in the 19thcentury, it’s not always easy to be sure if a candlestick or holy water stoupwas ecclesiastical or domestic, and in this case, I honestly don’t know. Atnearly 12” tall, this candlestick would seem to have been a likely candidatefor a niche in a chapel or church, yet the pristine condition argues more for adomestic piece, perhaps either made, or reserved for special occasions. Ellyhas sold several others that were early to mid-19th century, andthey can also be of German origin (but this was bought locally, in the LimousinRegion of Central France).We are frequently offered collections of early French metalwork& other pieces, and buy in quantity, which results in Elly being able tooffer period antiques at prices that are comparable to, or lower than Frenchwholesale levels, including religious antiques – at least 10 crucifixes havearrived in the past two months.This is a fine & rare French treen pricket candlestick, clearly made entirely of beech, retaining its original finish, and most exceptionally, has survived withoutany insect damage. French bugs are voracious, and particularly fond of oak, walnut, and other fruit-woods. Both the base and the drip pan are substantiallyout-of-round due to shrinkage; this, plus the age-related (very minor)splitting to the shaft and base, and the combination of patination and formlead me to believe that this dates from around 1860 – it could be slightlyearlier or later.We are independently listed with the NewEngland Appraisers Association, for France or England.Condition: truly outstanding, as-seen, & as described. This has no repairs – it is original, complete and intact. Note: Photos are high resolution – usemagnification for viewing details. Please ask, if you wish more.© R. JosefBurdett-Williamson Certified expert & appraiser, New England Appraisers Association.FoundingTrustee, NewBedford Museum of Glass.Height – 11 & 3/4” (30 cm.): base diameter –5 & 1/4” (13.5 cm.). Weight– 860 grams, not including packaging.Insured mailing within the UK is £11; to the EU is £18 – to North America is £22.We don't charge for packing & handling, & always offer grouped rate posting, with no time limits.We ship from both France & the UK– please read listings carefully – rates& conditions are substantially different.Important!We usually mailwithin 3 to 7 working days from clearance of payment: but request that buyers be understanding of delays due to illness, severe weather, or computer problems: this is strictly a small business, with noemployees! Intolerant buyers, or those leaving less than 5-star feedback (no longer invisible) will beblack-listed. This is not a"decorator" shop - eBay’s Consumer Goods-generated “Hassle-freereturns” policy does not apply to arbitrary whim, or unqualifiedopinion! Returns areaccepted - if: there is amajor problem with the age, condition or origin of a piece as described;and this is confirmed by aqualified expert with professionalcredentials. Photographs of any alleged damage arerequired - they are mandatory for insurance claims.What you pay for shippingis our actual cost –international shipping is stupidlyexpensive - we have absolutely no control over rates – I lose 4% toPayPal, and often absorbextra costs, such as double-boxing.International buyers – please inquire, as to mailing costs!Note:Our independent certifications withthe New England Appraisers Association (in both France & England) expedite Customsclearances, and prevent duties being incorrectly imposed on antiques conformingto the 100 years legal dateline, thus saving buyers 10% to 43% in relevant countries. From France, the postalsystem is fast, efficient, flexible, & based on weight; rates haverecently changed, but often remain less than those of the UK. Up to 2 kilos to North America costs 36 Euros;up to 5 kilos to North America costs 53 Euros; up to 10 kilos is 100Euros, & 20 kilos is 160 Euros – plus 1 Euro per 100 Euros insurance coverage, to a maximumof 1, 000 Euros. Buyers can lowercosts on grouped purchases, depending on the size of the parcel, &insurance coverage - several pieces in one parcel are usually lessexpensive, as to per-item shipping cost – but do ask first!From the UK - Royal Mail can only be used for internationalparcels under 2kilos; measuring less than 90 centimeters total, and with a maximum insurance value of £250 (a recent, &exceedingly dumb decision): FedEx shipping is largelyvolumetric – the cost of sending a 5-kilo parcel is only marginally higher than1 or 2 kilos – 5 kilos toNorth America can be as little as £50 - versus £28 to £32 for 1 kilo – depending on the size of the parcel, & insurance coverage. Buyers can usually lower shippingcosts on grouped purchases – but again, please ask first. Payments:PayPal, French or UK checks, or bank drafts, & all banktransfers accepted. We areobliged to accept PayPal, but prefer bank transfers, or UK or French checks -PayPal takes a 4% bite out of all transactions - including shipping costs.Please feel free to contact us for grouped rates, andcommissioned, or guided buying in France - including partial or completecontainers, with related services. For period furniture (which we also collect, buy & sell) & other bulk shipping from France to Western Europe &the UK, we can arrange low-cost transport (depending on destination) via bonded& insured shippers.My business associate is an expatriate American historian ofDecorative Arts, a published antiques editor & writer, guest curator, certified appraiser, & internationally respected authority in early glass, lighting, metalwork, sculpture, period furniture & other categories. He hasplaced pieces with French & US museums, including the Smithsonian, &assists me with acquisitions, research & texts. You can buy from me, withconfidence in your purchases. We are separate and private, academic collectors, looking to defray the costs of advancing with our own collections. R. Josef is the only EuropeanDecorative Arts specialist for the NewEngland Appraisers Association residing in theEuropean Union, and is available for expertise or arbitration. We areindependently listed with the New EnglandAppraisers Association, forFrance or the UK – or see my professional contact details, as provided beneath eBayUK listings. ET BurdettDear buyers – apologies for the intrusive copyrightlines, but they are there because R. Josef is an extensively published expertwith ongoing academic & commercial commissions, including forthcomingbooks. Listings often contain original research & information that has notappeared before; several British & Continental eBay sellers have beenreported for plagiarizing formatting & texts. Theiraccounts were canceled – we fiercely protectour Intellectual Property rights – and in court, when necessary.
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and our Intellectual Properties attorneys in Leeds & Paris. Please readall my terms of sale carefully!Elly BurdettThis is in England.Other pieces are for scale, or comparison.You are only bidding onthe featured candlestick.Free collection by appointment is possible, nearYork:my large antiques room & many new arrivals can be viewed. Please note: For those not familiar with my eBay store, you are dealing with 2different people in England & France. I’m an antiques dealer, & exhibitat UK antiques shows; my associate in France is an expat American historian ofEuropean Decorative Arts & guest museum curator, with 45 years of advancedexperience. Sincerely, ET Burdett
Dear friends & clients: We have more Fine Arts & Antiques than we canbegin to keep up with, as to eBay – at least 4, 000 period pieces. Group photos will give you a slightidea of the depth of my collections, and Elly's inventory - keep watching thispage. R. Josef Morethan 23 years ago in Paris, a published survey stated that the number ofpracticing Catholics in France was down to 15% - in a country that was onceoverwhelmingly observant. This has had major consequences for material culture– many churches have been deconsecrated, and a large quantity of religiousobjects – personal, from the clergy, châteaux chapels, churches and cathedrals(as early as the Middle Ages) - appears on the commercial market.Asimilar trend is manifesting across Europe; the degree to which it happens isboth startling and sad, in that one would expect people to wish to retain moreof their own material culture & historical identity – post-1850 crucifixesand holy water stoups can be seen in verylarge quantities at flea markets across Europe. Despite the historicallyoverwhelmingly Catholic population in France, Italy, Portugal & Spain, earlier pieces have become increasingly rare (and faked) – and, more and morecollectors step in to snap up pieces as they appear.Mostunfortunately, French television is now producing clones of the numerousBritish (mostly BBC) shows, which flagrantly encourage the selling on of bothirreplaceable personal family history, and important objects of materialculture. Once fine arts & antiques are separated from their historicalcontext, the fragile thread of history is snapped, and can rarely be recovered.However, as a result of the enormous level of piety in Catholic France in the 19thcentury, it’s not always easy to be sure if a candlestick or holy water stoupwas ecclesiastical or domestic, and in this case, I honestly don’t know. Atnearly 12” tall, this candlestick would seem to have been a likely candidatefor a niche in a chapel or church, yet the pristine condition argues more for adomestic piece, perhaps either made, or reserved for special occasions. Ellyhas sold several others that were early to mid-19th century, andthey can also be of German origin (but this was bought locally, in the LimousinRegion of Central France).We are frequently offered collections of early French metalwork& other pieces, and buy in quantity, which results in Elly being able tooffer period antiques at prices that are comparable to, or lower than Frenchwholesale levels, including religious antiques – at least 10 crucifixes havearrived in the past two months.This is a fine & rare French treen pricket candlestick, clearly made entirely of beech, retaining its original finish, and most exceptionally, has survived withoutany insect damage. French bugs are voracious, and particularly fond of oak, walnut, and other fruit-woods. Both the base and the drip pan are substantiallyout-of-round due to shrinkage; this, plus the age-related (very minor)splitting to the shaft and base, and the combination of patination and formlead me to believe that this dates from around 1860 – it could be slightlyearlier or later.We are independently listed with the NewEngland Appraisers Association, for France or England.Condition: truly outstanding, as-seen, & as described. This has no repairs – it is original, complete and intact. Note: Photos are high resolution – usemagnification for viewing details. Please ask, if you wish more.© R. JosefBurdett-Williamson Certified expert & appraiser, New England Appraisers Association.FoundingTrustee, NewBedford Museum of Glass.Height – 11 & 3/4” (30 cm.): base diameter –5 & 1/4” (13.5 cm.). Weight– 860 grams, not including packaging.Insured mailing within the UK is £11; to the EU is £18 – to North America is £22.We don't charge for packing & handling, & always offer grouped rate posting, with no time limits.We ship from both France & the UK– please read listings carefully – rates& conditions are substantially different.Important!We usually mailwithin 3 to 7 working days from clearance of payment: but request that buyers be understanding of delays due to illness, severe weather, or computer problems: this is strictly a small business, with noemployees! Intolerant buyers, or those leaving less than 5-star feedback (no longer invisible) will beblack-listed. This is not a"decorator" shop - eBay’s Consumer Goods-generated “Hassle-freereturns” policy does not apply to arbitrary whim, or unqualifiedopinion! Returns areaccepted - if: there is amajor problem with the age, condition or origin of a piece as described;and this is confirmed by aqualified expert with professionalcredentials. Photographs of any alleged damage arerequired - they are mandatory for insurance claims.What you pay for shippingis our actual cost –international shipping is stupidlyexpensive - we have absolutely no control over rates – I lose 4% toPayPal, and often absorbextra costs, such as double-boxing.International buyers – please inquire, as to mailing costs!Note:Our independent certifications withthe New England Appraisers Association (in both France & England) expedite Customsclearances, and prevent duties being incorrectly imposed on antiques conformingto the 100 years legal dateline, thus saving buyers 10% to 43% in relevant countries. From France, the postalsystem is fast, efficient, flexible, & based on weight; rates haverecently changed, but often remain less than those of the UK. Up to 2 kilos to North America costs 36 Euros;up to 5 kilos to North America costs 53 Euros; up to 10 kilos is 100Euros, & 20 kilos is 160 Euros – plus 1 Euro per 100 Euros insurance coverage, to a maximumof 1, 000 Euros. Buyers can lowercosts on grouped purchases, depending on the size of the parcel, &insurance coverage - several pieces in one parcel are usually lessexpensive, as to per-item shipping cost – but do ask first!From the UK - Royal Mail can only be used for internationalparcels under 2kilos; measuring less than 90 centimeters total, and with a maximum insurance value of £250 (a recent, &exceedingly dumb decision): FedEx shipping is largelyvolumetric – the cost of sending a 5-kilo parcel is only marginally higher than1 or 2 kilos – 5 kilos toNorth America can be as little as £50 - versus £28 to £32 for 1 kilo – depending on the size of the parcel, & insurance coverage. Buyers can usually lower shippingcosts on grouped purchases – but again, please ask first. Payments:PayPal, French or UK checks, or bank drafts, & all banktransfers accepted. We areobliged to accept PayPal, but prefer bank transfers, or UK or French checks -PayPal takes a 4% bite out of all transactions - including shipping costs.Please feel free to contact us for grouped rates, andcommissioned, or guided buying in France - including partial or completecontainers, with related services. For period furniture (which we also collect, buy & sell) & other bulk shipping from France to Western Europe &the UK, we can arrange low-cost transport (depending on destination) via bonded& insured shippers.My business associate is an expatriate American historian ofDecorative Arts, a published antiques editor & writer, guest curator, certified appraiser, & internationally respected authority in early glass, lighting, metalwork, sculpture, period furniture & other categories. He hasplaced pieces with French & US museums, including the Smithsonian, &assists me with acquisitions, research & texts. You can buy from me, withconfidence in your purchases. We are separate and private, academic collectors, looking to defray the costs of advancing with our own collections. R. Josef is the only EuropeanDecorative Arts specialist for the NewEngland Appraisers Association residing in theEuropean Union, and is available for expertise or arbitration. We areindependently listed with the New EnglandAppraisers Association, forFrance or the UK – or see my professional contact details, as provided beneath eBayUK listings. ET BurdettDear buyers – apologies for the intrusive copyrightlines, but they are there because R. Josef is an extensively published expertwith ongoing academic & commercial commissions, including forthcomingbooks. Listings often contain original research & information that has notappeared before; several British & Continental eBay sellers have beenreported for plagiarizing formatting & texts. Theiraccounts were canceled – we fiercely protectour Intellectual Property rights – and in court, when necessary.
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