A SET OF FOUR STEUBEN CRYSTAL FLARED TEARDROP CANDLESTICKS, DESIGNED BY DONALD POLLARD , PATTERN NUMBER 8032, ENGRAVED SIGNATURE, THIRD QUARTER 20TH CENTURY, each with a cylindrical nozzle on a saucer form bobèche, raised on a conforming stem and rounded flaring base centering a teardrop form air pocket, over an underside with engraved, "Steuben" signature. NOTE: Donald Pollard, a painter as well as a designer is a native New Yorker and started with the Steuben design team in 1950. He attended the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design and was a silver trainee in Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art. He is responsible for a number of designs such as this candlestick which made its debut in 1952. One of his masterpieces is The Great Ring of Canada, a gift from the people and the President of the United States, to the people of Canada by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Works by Pollard can be found in collections world wide. Height: 5 3/8" Diameter: 5"