RARE ANTIQUE Roswell Gleason Candlesticks c1850

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RARE Antique Roswell Gleason Pair of Candlesticks Offered for bids are a pair of exquisite 150+ year old candlesticks. They were made by Roswell Gleason and Sons. He was a pewtersmith and a tinsmith and a revolutionary silversmith. His work was of the top quality of the age. His works are currently in demand of private collectors and museums . Recently a pair of whale oil lamps made from candlesticks sold for $5,288. at auction. His pieces are sold in the top end auctions and are noted in Kovels and other antique experts. His history : Roswell Gleason, 1799-1887 ROSWELL GLEASON, who introduced the art of silver-plating in America, was born in Putney, Vt., April 6, 1799, son of Reuben and Sally (Fuller) Gleason. Settling in Dorchester, Mass., in 1818, he associated himself with a Mr. Wilcox in the tinware trade; and on the death of his partner in 1830 he became sole proprietor of the business. His attention was subsequently diverted to the manufacture of Britannia ware and brass lamp fixtures, which soon became one of the chief industries of Dorchester; and at one time he employed a force of one hundred and twenty-five men. In 1849 he still further increased his business by introducing to the American people the art of silver-plating, tby placing upon the market a new article of commerce known as plated ware, which immediately sprang read more

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