Ted Muehling’s collaboration with E.R. Butler & Co. brings to fruition a project that developed over a number of years.
Intrigued by the classic but delicate shape of a Biedermeier candlestick found at a flea market, and impressed by the precision of nineteenth-century lathe work, he tried to capture these qualities using traditional spinning and casting techniques. Daunted, however, by the cost and labor required to realize them, the pieces remained as prototypes.
Ten years after seeing Ted’s pieces, Rhett Butler suggested that Muehling try a technology which he used to produce his exquisite hardware. Butler’s computerized lathes have given life to the designs. This process allows for precise control of the beautiful curves that make these pieces so elegant.
The candlesticks are based on three basic shapes: the egg, an attenuated rod, and a trumpet form. Permutations of these convex and concave shapes have yielded 5 different pieces. By combining and varying these, Muehling has created 17 different candlesticks that can be used individually, in symmetrical pairs, or in groupings of 3 or more. They are available in burnished brass, oxidized bronze, polished or pumiced sterling silver plate, and pumiced gold. The darkened bronze accentuates the silhouette, emphasizing a neoclassical origin, while polished or pumiced surfaces enhance the play of light on the forms.
Biedermeier Candlesticks
0201 · Burnished Brass
0201 · Burnished Brass
0201 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 3 3⁄16" (81 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0202 · Pumiced Gold
0202 · Pumiced Gold
0202 · Burnished Brass
0202 · Burnished Brass
0202 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 3 3⁄4" (95 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0203 · Oxidized Bronze
0203 · Blue/Grey Chalcedony Agate
0203 · Burnished Brass
0203 · Black Buffalo Horn
0203 · Mammoth Tusk
0203 · Burnished Brass
0203 · Blonde Ox Horn
0203 · Mammoth Tusk
0203 · Blond Ox Horn
0203 · Blue/Grey Chalcedony Agate
0203 · Blue/Grey Chalcedony Agate
0203 Oxidized Bronze · Burnished Brass
0203 · Blond Ox Horn
0203 · Oxidized Bronze · Burnished Brass
0203 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 5 3⁄16" (132 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0204 · Burnished Brass
0204 · Burnished Brass
0204 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 5 3⁄4" (146 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0205 · Burnished Brass
0205 · Burnished Brass
0205 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 7 7⁄16" (189 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0206 · Burnished Brass
0206 · Pumiced Gold
0206 · Pumiced Gold
0206 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 5 3⁄4" (146 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0207 · Burnished Brass
0207 · Burnished Brass
0207 · Robins’s Egg Blue Enamel
0207 · Blue/Grey Chalcedony Agate
0207 · Blond Ox Horn
0207 · Blue/Grey Chalcedony Agate
0207 · Blue/Grey Chalcedony Agate
0207 · Black Buffalo Horn
0207 · Mammoth Ivory
0207 · Black Buffalo Horn
0207 · Blond Ox Horn
0207 · Oxidized Bronze · Burnished Brass
0207 · Oxidized Bronze · Burnished Brass
0207 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 9 7⁄16" (240 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0208 · Burnished Brass
0208 · Burnished Brass
0208 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 8" (203 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0209 · Burnished Brass
0209 · Burnished Brass
0209 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 8" (203 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0210 · Burnished Brass
0210 · Burnished Brass
0210 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 6 3⁄8" (162 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0211 · Pumiced Gold
0211 · Pumiced Gold
0211 · Burnished Brass
0211 · Burnished Brass
0211 · Oxidized Bronze
0211 · Oxidized Bronze
0211 · Robins’s Egg Blue Enamel
0211 · Mammoth Tusk Ivory
0211 · Blue/Grey Chalcedony Agate
0211 · Blond Ox Horn
0211 · Blue/Grey Chalcedony Agate
0211 · Mammoth Ivory Tusk
0211 · Blond Ox Horn
0211 · Pumiced Gold with Black Buffalo Horn
0211 · Black Buffalo Horn
0211 · Blue/Grey Chalcedony
0211 · Oxidized Bronze · Burnished Brass
0211 · Oxidized Bronze · Burnished Brass
0211 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 10" (254 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0212 · Burnished Brass
0212 · Burnished Brass
0212 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 10" (254 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0213 · Burnished Brass
0213 · Burnished Brass
0213 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 8 5⁄8" (219 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0214 · Burnished Brass
0214 · Burnished Brass
0214 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 13 7⁄16" (341 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0215 · Burnished Brass
0215 · Burnished Brass
0215 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 10 5⁄8" (270 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0216 · Burnished Brass
0216 · Burnished Brass
0216 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 12 1⁄4" (311 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0217 · Burnished Brass
0217 · Burnished Brass
0217 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 11 3⁄16" (284 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0250 · Burnished Brass
0250 · Burnished Brass
0250 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 2 1⁄2" (64 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0251 · Burnished Brass
0251 · Burnished Brass
0251 Biedermeier Candlestick
Designed by Ted Muehling
Height: 3" (76 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
0252: Bobèche
Designed by Ted Muehling
Diameter: 2 3⁄4" (70 mm).
Height: 9⁄32" (7 mm).
Available in Burnished Brass, Oxidized Bronze, Polished or Pumiced Sterling Silver Plate, and Pumiced Gold.
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