Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780c Mid-Century Modern John Bliss American Marine Compass

John Bliss American Marine Compass

The tripod base also having floral enamel decorations and hard stone inset cabuchons

He stopped working and only made some paintings and charcoal studies as personal entertainment

The cabinet is raised on short cabriole feet joined with a shaped apron

Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780c Mid-Century Modern John Bliss American Marine CompassAn 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