Dresser Candleholder with Snuffer and Ebony Handle
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Christopher Dresser (British, 1834-1904) silver plated candleholder, mark of Hukin & Heath, c. 1894 no. 4676, with candle snuffer, ebony handle, retains silversmith's mark and numbered, height 12 cm, diameter 14 cm. Provenance: Phillips, July 2001, lot 226. Private Collection, Sydney.
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- Ebony - Ebony is a close grained timber, black in colour. It has a fine texture which can be polished to a high gloss, making it suitable for venereering, inlay and stringing and its use as solid timber is resticted to small decorative items and ornamental decoration, such as chess pieces and musical instrument parts. The term "ebonised" means "faux ebony", timber that has been darkened during the polishing process to resemble ebony.
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