Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780c Mid-Century Modern with Philosophy

with Philosophy

yet almost half the size of this work and the same subject matter is housed in the Ferens Art Gallery

to the center is the artist's four character chop mark

Frederic Carder

He stopped working and only made some paintings and charcoal studies as personal entertainment

Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780c Mid-Century Modern with PhilosophyAn 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