Description: RARE WILLIAMSBURG CW 80 SOLID MAHOGANY HURRICANE CANDLE HOLDER MADE AND ASSEMBLED AT THE FIVE FORKS CABINET SHOP BY DON WORKS IN WILLIAMSBURG CA 1940'S-1950'S. THE FIVE FORKS CABINET SHOP MADE ALL THE REPRODUCTION WOODEN WARE FOR COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURGS RESTORATION UNTIL MERGING WITH VIRGINIA METALCRAFTERS ABOUT 65 YEARS AGO. THESE ARE REPRODUCTIONS OF AN 18TH CENTURY ANTIQUE IN THE WILLIAMSBURG COLLECTION MADE CA 1750. HAND MADE AND HAND FINISHED. BRASS HURRICANE HOLDER WAS MADE AT THE GEDDY FOUNDRY IN COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG. ORIGINAL GLASS HURRICANES ARE HAND BLOWN VERY THICK AND HEAVY. WE THINK THESE WERE MADE BY BLENKO GLASS, WHO WAS VENDOR FOR THE WILLIAMSBURG GLASS ITEMS AT THE TIME THESE WERE MADE. IN SUMMARY FIVE FORKS MADE THE WOODEN STAND AND ASSEMBLED THE PIECE, BLENKO MADE THE GLASS HURRICANE AND THE BRASS HOLDER WAS MADE AT THE GEDDY FOUNDRY IN COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG. STAND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NO CRACKS OR REPAIRS A FEW TINY MARKS ON THE STAND DOES NOT DETRACT . GLASS IS PERFECT. SIGNED ON THE BOTTOM WITH THE COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG BRAND. MEASURES 16 1/2" HIGH, HURRICANE IS 10" LONG AND TOP OPENING IS 5" . SHIPS DOUBLE BOXED INSURED
Price: 350 USD
Location: Williamsburg, Virginia
End Time: 2024-10-10T14:25:29.000Z
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