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Hand candlestick
French (Paris)
1754–55
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
5.4 x 23.1 cm (2 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.383
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionHand candlestick cast with a shaped circular molded pan and reeded rim with alternating foliage and vertical bands and a circular reeded base. The nozzle isin the form of a shaped circular vase. The handle is curved, fluted and molde d with a shell on a matted ground at the terminal and a small applied foot on the reverse side of the handle. A crest is engraved in the pan.
Marks
Warden's Mark: a crowned O for Paris 1754-1755 - under base (“Datation de l’orfevrerie parisienne sous l’Ancien Regime”, Bimbenet-Privat, de Fontaine, p.133, 1995).
Discharge Mark for small work: a hen’s head for Paris (small work) 1750-1756 - on the outer edge of the rim (“Datation de l’orfevrerie parisienne sous l’Ancien Regime”, Bimbenet-Privat, de Fontaine, p.132, 1995).
Discharge Mark for large work (partial mark): a horse head (also called "ox's head in the Dennis book) for Paris (large work) 1750-1756 - under base (“Datation de l’orfevrerie parisienne sous l’Ancien Regime”, Bimbenet-Privat, de Fontaine, p.132, 1995).
Other marks:
_ a boar's head: warranty after 1838 - three times.
_ Two undecipherable marks: a trace of mark - under base - probably the maker's mark and a barrel shape mark - on the outer edge of the rim - unreferenced mark but a barrel looking exactly the same, found on a parisian object by Edme Pierre Balzac (master 1739-1781).
_ a standing bird: discharge mark for Rouen, old objects, 1756-1762 - under the handle.
Discharge Mark for small work: a hen’s head for Paris (small work) 1750-1756 - on the outer edge of the rim (“Datation de l’orfevrerie parisienne sous l’Ancien Regime”, Bimbenet-Privat, de Fontaine, p.132, 1995).
Discharge Mark for large work (partial mark): a horse head (also called "ox's head in the Dennis book) for Paris (large work) 1750-1756 - under base (“Datation de l’orfevrerie parisienne sous l’Ancien Regime”, Bimbenet-Privat, de Fontaine, p.132, 1995).
Other marks:
_ a boar's head: warranty after 1838 - three times.
_ Two undecipherable marks: a trace of mark - under base - probably the maker's mark and a barrel shape mark - on the outer edge of the rim - unreferenced mark but a barrel looking exactly the same, found on a parisian object by Edme Pierre Balzac (master 1739-1781).
_ a standing bird: discharge mark for Rouen, old objects, 1756-1762 - under the handle.
ProvenanceM. Marquis (d. by 1890), Paris; February 10-18, 1890, posthumous Marquis sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, lot 145. 1914, with Jacques Helft (dealer), Paris. October, 1961, sold by Aux Vieux Paris (gallery), Paris, to Elizabeth Parke Firestone (b. 1897 - d. 1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (b. 1898 - d. 1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993, gift of the estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1993)