A candlestick for the Rowfant Club of Cleveland, signed underneath by R. C. Cowan, number 2 of 156 copies, titled and dated in green, in the shape of a groundhog holding a candleholder with an open book with the inscription "Bright Seeking Light Doth Light of Light Beguile". It is glazed in pine green mottled matte glaze and measures 9"H. Designed by Frank Nelson Wilcox (Cleveland School, 1887-1964) and produced from 1912-1931. Similar to the 1903 candlestick made by Tiffany Studios in 1903. The making of candlesticks began in early 1894 when each member was charged to "appear at the annual convocation bearing a candlestick with his name attached thereto in autograph". The Rowfant Club is an exclusive Cleveland, Ohio, men's bibliophilic organization started in 1892.
800/1,200 Sold $920.00
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