Silver candlestick

Scope and Content

Tall, arum lily shaped hammered silver candlestick (Edinburgh hallmark, 1981, makers stamp RD) with textured gilt area at base picking out imaginary trail of molten wax.

Administrative / Biographical History

Roger Drew trained at the Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow University. He has worked as a silk-screen printer, graphic designer, silversmith and lecturer, exhibiting and undertaking commissions throughout Britain. He Lives and works in Auchtererder in Perthshire, dividing time between writing and art. Writer of “The Stream's Secret: The Symbolism of Dante Gabriel Rossetti”.Roger won the Johnson Mattey Silver award in 1981.

Acquisition Information

Winning piece for a Johnson Mattey Metals award in the Silversmithing Design Competition.

Note

Roger Drew trained at the Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow University. He has worked as a silk-screen printer, graphic designer, silversmith and lecturer, exhibiting and undertaking commissions throughout Britain. He Lives and works in Auchtererder in Perthshire, dividing time between writing and art. Writer of “The Stream's Secret: The Symbolism of Dante Gabriel Rossetti”.Roger won the Johnson Mattey Silver award in 1981.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Silver and silver gilt
Dimensions: 300 x 118 x 118 mm

Additional Information

Published