A Charles II 'Surrey Enamel' enamelled brass candlestick circa 1670, attributed to the workshop of Anthony Hatch and Stephen Pilcherd

with applied green, black and white enamels, the scalloped hexagonal nozzle cast with berried branches, the stem of flattened shaped form with flowering tree motif raised on an oval base with shaped border

Good condition, though slightly mishapen and loose fitting to the base. The enamels are generally in tact and of good colour. Interestingly there is an Inventory for the contents of property at Chiswick taken in 1770 which records 'a flat metal candlestick' in a Bed Chamber, whilst it is not possible to say whether this is indeed that candletsick the use of the word 'flat' in that description could allude to the offered lot.
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Enamelled work like the offered lot was traditionally attributed to a workshop in Esher, Surrey. The recent attribution of an enamelled brass chimneypiece, supplied to the Armourers and Braziers Company, by the London workshop of Anthony Hatch has altered this view. Hatch was a prominent figure in the Company and worked with Stephen Pilcherd who was also a member.

The output from their workshop was not prolific, reflected in the small number of extant comparables. The complicated and time consuming firing process and the use of identical moulds on some items implies that the cost of this work was high.