Tiffany Studios
Candlestick for the Rowfant Club

American, circa 1903
Height: 8 ¾ inches (22.2 cm)
Width: 4 ¼ inches (10.8 cm)
Depth: 5 ⅛ inches (12.7 cm)

This charming bronze candlestick was designed by Ernest Thompson Seton for the Rowfant Club, an exclusive bibliophilic society established in Cleveland, Ohio in 1892. The candlestick was originally issued in an edition of 100 bronze copies cast by Tiffany Studios in Corona, Queens in 1903.

The candlestick takes the form of a groundhog, expertly modeled by J.L. Clark of the American Museum of Natural History, sitting on an open book, raising up a candle in homage to the club's motto ("Light Seeking Light Doth Light of Light beguile").