A Hepplewhite mahogany candlestand with dish top, molded edge, turned pedestal with 3 legs leading to ball feet. Circa 1800. Measurements - 13" diameter top x 30 1/4"H x 17 1/2 W at base. Minor imperfections, and overall good condition. Provenance: This item was handed down to consignor's wife from either the Stotesbury family of Philadelphia - builder and part owner of JP Morgan in the 19th/20th century, or the Minturn families of NY - the consignor's wife's great great uncle was Col. Robert Shaw (the film "Glory") and her great great grandmother was Susanna Shaw Minturn (1839 - 1926) who gifted the land to NY that became part of Central Park. The Minturn family also owned the clipper ship "The Flying Cloud" and were leading merchants in NY City in the 19th/20th centuries.