Candlestand (one of a pair) 1755–60 British Chinese fretwork first appeared in England early in the eighteenth century in garden fenves, but it was not until mid-century that the vogue for fretwork on furniture erupted. The model of these candlestands is Plate CXX in the first edition of Thomas Chippendale’s Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (1754).. Candlestand (one of a pair). British. 1755–60. Mahogany. Woodwork-Furniture

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