Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780c Recently Added one plaque has an impressed

one plaque has an impressed W

these panels repeating three times around the body

The plaque mounted in its original gilt framed case

the bust then passed by descent to his daughter Rebecca

Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780c Recently Added one plaque has an impressedAn rare Georgian sterling silver filigree bougie box, chamberstick, circa 1780. A "bougie box" was a cylindrical container holding a coiled wax taper, mostly used for light often as a nighttime chamberstick. This very elegant silver bougie box is of cylindrical shape and is finely constructed from silver filigree. The box with its original lid and a hinged handle, the original candle snuffer is also present and attaches to the box with a hook. There