{"id":277,"date":"2010-03-14T08:41:01","date_gmt":"2010-03-14T13:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=277"},"modified":"2011-02-13T11:54:34","modified_gmt":"2011-02-13T16:54:34","slug":"mercury-glass-candle-holders-c-1860","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=277","title":{"rendered":"Mercury glass candle holders, c.1860"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pair of candle holders with mercury-filled double-walled glass and cold painted with white enamel floral decoration. Mercury glass was first patented in 1849 in England, where it was often referred to as &#8220;poor man&#8217;s silver&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19953.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2243\" title=\"IMG_1995\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19953.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19953.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19953-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have never seen another example of mercury glass with an inventive repair. Someone did a fine repair job outfitting these broken candle holders, each measuring 6-3\/4&#8243; high,\u00a0with silver painted wood bases.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19962.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2244\" title=\"IMG_1996\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19962.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19962.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19962-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pair of bases are nicely painted, even on the bottoms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7067.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5272\" title=\"IMG_7067\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7067.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7067.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7067-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Intact bases are shown below on this similar pair of 19th century French candlesticks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2242\" title=\"019\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/019.jpg 274w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/019-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forethome.com\">Foret<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pair of candle holders with mercury-filled double-walled glass and cold painted with white enamel floral decoration. Mercury glass was first patented in 1849 in England, where it was often referred to as &#8220;poor man&#8217;s silver&#8221;. I have never seen another example of mercury glass with an inventive repair. 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