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Candlestick
Edme-Pierre Balzac (Born 1705, master 1739; died about 1786)
French (Paris)
1742–43
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
27.53 cm (10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.354.2
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a set of six candlesticks. Cast with a shaped stepped circular base with spiral fluting. Chased foliage clusters divide the basse into four sections . Squared baluster stem has four vertical bands of open leaf patterns. Stem rises to shaped circular knop and nozzle. The nozzle has four chased shells at the base.
Marks
Maker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, EPB, a cinquefoil (Dennis, 30). Warden's Mark: 1742-1743: a crowned B (Dennis, 146). Charge Mark: 1738-1744: a crowned A with palm branches (Dennis, 108). Discharge Mark: 1733(?)-1775 for works intended for export: a little cow (Dennis, 125).