Candlesticks & Curiosities
Blending craftsmanship, history and curiosity, our collection of antique candlesticks and curiosities add a spark of intrigue to your space, inviting conversation and connecting you to a story beyond the ordinary.
Rare 19th Century Irish Rushlight
£375.00
Height: 30 cm
Base width: 11 cm
A rare and attractive 19th Century Irish iron rushlight mounted on it’s original wooden base.
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Remarkable 19th Century Irish Rushlight
£1,100.00
Height: 82 cm
Base width: 50 cm
A 19th Century forged iron rushlight with twisted stem and twin holders, unusually mounted on a tree root, exhibiting the vernacular style of utilising whatever materials were available to the makers of the time. A rare and evocative piece of primitive Irish lighting.
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18th Century Peerman Candlestick
£425.00
Height: 38 cm
Base width: 20 cm
A superb 18th Century English wrought iron peerman candlestick of particularly attractive shape.
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18th Century floor standing Irish Rushlight
£675.00
Height: 88 cm
Base width: 34.5 cm
A tall tripod-based 18th Century Irish lamp stand designed to hold multiple rush lights. Used before oil or candle lighting, this is a rare and attractive survivor of primitive Irish lighting.
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Height 78 cm
Width 45 cm
Depth 37 cm
A lovely 19th Century Irish kitchen chair in its original paint. A humble little chair but has something really great about it. Nice thing.
Height 37.5 cm
Diameter 12 cm
A pair of 19th century Irish wooden candlesticks in original paint.
Height 39 cm
Width 78 cm
Depth 52 cm
A three-legged bog oak side table, the legs being of natural form. Lots of character. Possibly Irish.
Height 73 cm
Diameter 77 cm
An excellent and large early 19th Century English oak cricket table. Great simple shape and lovely top.
Height 99 cm
Width 52 cm
Depth 40 cm
Seat Height 37 cm
An 18th Century elm and ash hoop back Windsor armchair. An attractive and comfortable chair.
Height 57 cm
Width 48 cm
Depth 29 cm
A wonderfully primitive 18th Century child’s stick chair. Fantastic shape and colour. An absolute gem of a chair.
Height 66 cm
Diameter 57 cm
An incredible 18th Century primitive oak tripod table. Rare and wonderful shape. Pegged top with staked legs. An evocative piece of English vernacular furniture with the best colour.
Height 22 cm
Width 40 cm
Depth 33 cm
A particularly nice early 19th Century stool. Larger than most with a hole at its centre. What was the hole for? We don’t know. It’s a mystery. Maybe it was used in a trade that needed holy stools to mend stuff or make stuff. It’s good though. Great colour and size. We keep promising not to buy more stools and then one turns up that’s a bit different.
Height 33 cm
Diameter 27 cm
An early 19th Century earthenware German jug with four handles. A very sculptural thing.
Height 7.5 cm
Width 35 cm
Depth 10 cm
A delightful 19th Century hand painted folk art pigeon decoy.
Height 33.5 cm
Width 42 cm
Depth 4 cm
A charming 19th Century folk art watercolour painting of a dog in a maple frame.
Height 71 cm
Diameter 68 cm
A good early 19th Century cricket table, in mixed woods. Completely original with a great crusty finish.
Height 87 cm
Width 58 cm
Depth 37 cm
Seat Height 41 cm
A good 18th Century ash and elm stick-back Windsor armchair. Great patina and wear.
Height 64 cm
Diameter 49 cm
A fantastic 18th Century vernacular tripod occasional table with historic repairs. It has the very best finish, with lots of the worn original green paint on the base. It’s a good one.
Height 101 cm
Width 56 cm
Depth 40 cm
A superb 18th Century primitive West Country Windsor armchair, with traces of the original green paint. Fantastic sculptural shape and great patina. A really wonderful chair.
Height 71 cm
Diameter 57 cm
A small and attractive 19th Century cricket table in pine.
Height 50
Width 213 cm
Depth 33 cm
A large early 19th Century primitive bench with a beautifully weathered thick ash top measuring 7 cm. A great colour.
Long enough that if you have a marital disagreement you can express your anger and upset by sitting at opposite ends: sufficient distance to show discontent, but not so huge that the distance cannot be overcome with a simple loving gesture.
Height 195 cm
Width 59 cm
Depth 14 cm
A 19th Century European agricultural thrasher, for wheat or similar. Two joined large planks in a sledge shape, each embedded with numerous hand shaped flint blades (similar to Neolithic tools). An extraordinary and decorative object.
Height 76 cm
Diameter 83 cm
A large and shapely dug out 19th Century tree trunk, once used for storing grain. Very atmospheric and attractive thing.
Height 61 cm
Diameter 42 cm
A large 19th Century dug out tree trunk, once used for storing grain.
Height 58 cm
Width 76 cm
Depth 51 cm
An early 19th Century Spanish vernacular payment table. Great colour and patina.
Height 129 cm
Width 72 cm
Depth 12 cm
A particularly attractive set of late 18th or early 19th Century Spanish primitive shelves in chestnut. Reminiscent of the later tramp art style. Wonderful colour and unique shape. Great thing
Height 43 cm
Width 165 cm
Depth 39 cm
A wonderfully gnarly and primitive early 19th Century Welsh pig bench.
Height 21 cm
Width 28 cm
A delightful and very primitive little 19th century folk art painting of a dog and cat, likely the artist’s own pets. In its original frame. Great thing.
Height 41 cm
Width 61.5 cm
Naive 19th Century oil on canvas depicting two dogs drinking from a bowl of milk. Dated 1876. Something lovely about the folky nature of it.
Height 101 cm
Width 54 cm
Depth 44 cm
19th Century English country armchair. Comfortable and good for everyday use.
Height 67 cm
Diameter 68 cm
A simple and elegant 18th Century English oak cricket table
Height 176 cm
Width 116 cm
Depth 48 cm
An attractive and useful 19th Century Welsh oak linen press or housekeepers cupboard. Lovely rich colour. Great in a bedroom or kitchen.
Height 143 cm
Width 141 cm
Depth 38 cm
An attractive early 19th Century barrel back tavern settle in ash and elm. With a gentle curved back, layers of historic red paint and a one piece elm seat with great colour. A really good piece of English vernacular furniture.