Made for the great country house of Hagley Hall in Worcester, England—along with a pair of candlestands (1950-83-3,4)—this is one of a pair of branched supports for candles, known as girandoles or wall lights, that compares closely to engraved designs published by the carver and gilder Thomas Johnson. His invention of rustic decoration—including rural figures, animals, and cottages—was so well received that in 1755 he published his first collection of engraved designs, Twelve Girandoles, followed by A New Book of Ornaments (1756, 1757, collected edition 1758). In the latter, Johnson wrote that his designs were intended to assist young artists, and in fact, it is difficult to attribute works such as these to Johnson himself since he preferred employment in workshops run by others whose names, rather than his own, would appear on invoices and other forms of documentation.