Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780c Sculpture Designed to burn whale oil

Designed to burn whale oil which is placed into a reservoir with a lift up cover that would have four wicks

13" tall X 8

he helped organize the Russian exhibit at the Exposition Universelle d'Anvers in Antwerp Belgium

it is signed lower left and titled to the verso

Antique Georgian Silver Filigree Bougie Box Chamberstick Candlestick 1780c Sculpture Designed to burn whale oilAn 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