Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780c Redo Eastern Tibet

Eastern Tibet

The hinged top is engraved with an open cartouche and is free from an engraved monogram

5 cm X 76 cm X 40

it is signed lower left and titled to the verso

including a pair of crowned heads supporting the top

Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780c Redo Eastern TibetAn 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