Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 11 June 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 11 June 2026

Catalogue

Lot 52: A Pair of Silvered Bird Leg Candlesticks

This auction ended on June 11, 2026.

Start price: £10

Estimated price: £20 - £30

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £22

A pair of decorative candlesticks cast in the form of avian legs, featuring detailed scaling on the shafts. Each shaft flares at the top to form a textured, feathered candle socket. The legs terminate in three-toed webbed feet set upon circular plinth bases.
With an antiqued silvered finish. The undersides are fitted with black-coated plates. These pieces are unmarked and are designed in the style of mid-20th-century Brutalist decorative metalware, resembling works attributed to designers such as Valenti.

Height: 25 cm.