{"product_id":"robert-welch-designed-candleholder","title":"Robert Welch designed candleholder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eA small modernist cast iron candelabrum designed by British designer Robert Welch during the 1960s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe CD55 design features eight slender candle holders arranged in a circular formation above a tapered pedestal base. Made from blackened cast iron, its simple geometric construction is characteristic of Welch’s early work in the material.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned to hold eight fine taper candles, approximately 7 mm in diameter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original example of British midcentury design, complete with its original Robert Welch Designs presentation box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigner and Manufacturer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Welch (1929–2000) was a British silversmith and industrial designer who established his studio in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, in 1955, following his studies at the Royal College of Art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInitially working in silver and stainless steel, Welch began experimenting with cast iron in the early 1960s. His first cast iron candle holders proved commercially successful, leading to an expanded collection of domestic objects produced under the Campden Designs name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe CD55 candelabrum was produced in England by Victor Cast Ware during the 1960s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood vintage condition. Complete with original Robert Welch Designs box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApproximately 8 cm high × 10 cm diameter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned for fine taper candles, approximately 7 mm in diameter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"a fold of chairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60373718172032,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/3093\/files\/DSC00777-4089.jpg?v=1794493437","url":"https:\/\/www.afoldofchairs.com\/products\/robert-welch-designed-candleholder","provider":"a fold of chairs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}