An exceptionally fine and rare pair of Worcester Barr, Flight and Barr Candlesticks, painted by William Billingsley, each modelled in the form of a winged gilt and bronzed Griffin, seated passant guardant, each supporting on their back and between the wings a single sconce gilt with a gold stellar diaper pattern on a salmon pink ground, supported on a high rectangular base with bevelled edges, the top gilt with caillouté, the front panel elaborately painted bouquets of flowering European plants including:- passion flowers, roses, peonies, poppies and asters, the reverse and side panels gilt with further stellar diaper with Greek key border, on a salmon pink ground.

Although the heraldic griffin can be found as a support for elaborate vase forms or urns, and in some cases a scaled down version can be found as a finial, the use as an incorporated form within a candlestick is highly unusual and of the greatest rarity, creating a highly exotic form for the lavish Regency interior.

Marks:    Impressed crown and BFB marks to underside of both.