A handsome pair of Neoclassical style brass columnar hurricane candlesticks, each featuring a square stepped base rising to a columnar shaft and an urn-form candle nozzle. The candlesticks are fitted with spring-clip shade holders supporting elegant tulip-form clear glass hurricane shades, each finished with a removable brass-rimmed collar.

Historical & Style Details

• Artist / Maker: Unknown
• Period: Early 20th Century
• Origin: Unknown
• Material / Technique: Cast brass, blown glass
• Materials: Brass, glass
• Markings: Small square inventory sticker to the underside of one base
• Decorative Details: Stepped square bases, columnar pillars, tulip-form glass shades with brass rims
• Colour & Surface: Polished brass with minor tarnish and surface wear
• Condition: One glass shade exhibits a significant chip and loss to the lower fitter rim (which is concealed when seated inside the brass nozzle); otherwise light surface scratches and minor oxidation consistent with age and use.

History

Hurricane lamps and candlesticks of this columnar design draw heavily from late 18th-century Neoclassical and Georgian silver and brassware. Popularized in the early-to-mid 20th century during the Colonial Revival movement in America and Britain, these pieces served both a functional purpose—protecting candle flames from drafts—and an aesthetic one, adding classic symmetry to mantels and dining tables.