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Candlestick
French (Paris)
1707–08
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
21.4 x 14.3 cm (8 7/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.454.2
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a pair of candlesticks, cast, on a molded circular base with a band of alternating shells and foliage on a matted ground. The reed and ribbon knop rises to a tapering stem with floral strapwork on a matted ground. The shoulders and base of the nozzle are similarly decorated. The upper nozzle is banded and engraved with no. 14.
Marks
Warden's Mark: 1707-1708: a crowned O incomplete (Dennis, 174). Charge mark: 1704-1712: an A encircled by a crown (Dennis, 126). Discharge mark: verification mark used as a discharge mark 1704-1712: a fly (Dennis, 180) Other: a small illegible mark at the outer rim of the base.
InscriptionsThere are two crests engraved on the base.
ProvenanceEx-Collection Paul Eudel