Designer: Jonathan Bonner (b. 1947)

Item: Alligator Candlesticks

Manufactured by: Jonathan Bonner

Country of origin: United States

Year made: Circa 1986

Materials: Copper with verdigris patination

Dimensions:  Each 3 ½” x 13 ½” x 3”

Condition: Excellent with some wax residue from actual use.

Description: Here is a pair of candlesticks designed by American artist and sculptor Jonathan Bonner (b.1947) of abstracted alligators, made from patinated copper tubing.  Each is signed as shown.  Bonner's candlestick designs in the abstracted shapes of alligators, snakes, birds and rhinos are becoming increasingly sought after.  As a fine artist Bonner has crossed genres with his design work, including his collaborations with important designer Judy Kensley McKie on furniture pieces. 

Bonner is a Providence, Rhode Island based fine artist who has shown his sculpture, installation and works on paper in more than 40 solo exhibitions and is represented in public and private collections throughout the country.  His work includes many large-scale outdoor site-specific commissions.