Candlestick Adrian Bancker American 1735–50 Early American candlesticks are extraordinarily rare; typically candlesticks that graced colonial American homes were imported from England or the Continent. For these, Adrian Bancker, a New York silversmith of Dutch descent, chose a traditional English form, yet their construction and appearance are unmistakably colonial North American. Although Bancker’s known oeuvre is small, the Met owns a significant collection of his silver, including a tankard (), beaker (), porringer (), cream pot (), punch bowl () and se
Candlestick Adrian Bancker American 1735–50 Early American candlesticks are extraordinarily rare; typically candlesticks that graced colonial American homes were imported from England or the Continent. For these, Adrian Bancker, a New York silversmith of Dutch descent, chose a traditional English form, yet their construction and appearance are unmistakably colonial North American. Although Bancker’s known oeuvre is small, the Met owns a significant collection of his silver, including a tankard (), beaker (), porringer (), cream pot (), punch bowl () and set of casters (–.3).
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