Lot 304 , Lewis Nockalls Cottingham (1787-1847). A a set of four Gothic gilt bronze candle branches, c.1832, approx 39cm

Lewis Nockalls Cottingham (1787-1847). A a set of four Gothic gilt bronze candle branches, c.1832, made for the Chapel of Magdalen College, Oxford, the fluted hexagonal arms supporting nozzle cups cast with Tudor roses, leaf and berry and fleur de lys, each stamped 'Summers', probably for W. Summers, listed as a coppersmith and brazier at Herbert's Place, Waterloo Road in 1835, approx 39cm
Estimate £400-600

Provenance: L.N. Cottingham was a British architect who pioneered the study of Medieval Gothic architecture. He won a competition to remodel the interior of the Chapel of Magdalen College, Oxford; work started in July 1829 and lasted at least six years. See Gothic Rampant: Design by L.N. Cottingham for Snelston Hall, Victoria & Albert album no.3 1984, fig. 16 for an example.


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Sold for £600