Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780c Sculpture 13" tall X 8

13" tall X 8

no condition problems or restoration

the base of each door carved with a panel containing a flowering urn

Designed to burn whale oil which is placed into a reservoir with a lift up cover that would have four wicks

Many of his paintings use live models

Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780c Sculpture 13" tall X 8An rare Georgian sterling silver filigree bougie box, chamberstick, circa 1780. A "bougie box" was a cylindrical container holding a coiled wax taper, mostly used for light often as a nighttime chamberstick. This very elegant silver bougie box is of cylindrical shape and is finely constructed from silver filigree. The box with its original lid and a hinged handle, the original candle snuffer is also present and attaches to the box with a hook. There