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Candlestick
French (Paris)
1678–79
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
13.3 x 11.5 cm (5 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.335.1
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a pair of candlesticks. Cast, with a molded, welled square base. A banded knop rises to a baluster shaped stem. The nozzle is plain and spool shaped with two oval perforations.
Marks
On candlestick A:
- Maker's Mark: IB with a crowned fleur-de-lis, a chalice - under base - for Jean II Boieldieu (Michele Bimbenet-Privat, “Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.252-253, 2002).
- Warden's mark: a crowned K - under base - for 1678-1679 (Michele Bimbenet-Privat, “Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.73, 2002).
- Charge Mark: an “A” inside a fleur-de-lys - under base - for Paris 1677-1680 (Michele Bimbenet-Privat, “Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.76, 2002).
- Discharge Mark: a closed crown - under the rim - for Paris 1677-1680 (Michele Bimbenet-Privat, “Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.76, 2002).
On candlestick B:
-Maker's Mark: IB with a crowned fleur-de-lys, a chalice - under base - for Jean II Boieldieu (Michele Bimbenet-Privat, “Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.252-253, 2002).
- Duty mark: a crowned A with three fleurs-de-lys - under base - for Paris from April 11th 1672 to September 28th 1672 (Michele Bimbenet-Privat, “Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.74, 2002).
- Warden's Mark: (almost entirely erased) a crowned "A" for Paris 1669-1670 - under base - (Michele Bimbenet-Privat, “Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.73, 2002).
Other marks:
- a boar's head - warranty after 1838 - several times on both candlesticks.
- the initials "LHF", probably by a former collector - several times under the rim of both candlesticks.
- Maker's Mark: IB with a crowned fleur-de-lis, a chalice - under base - for Jean II Boieldieu (Michele Bimbenet-Privat, “Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.252-253, 2002).
- Warden's mark: a crowned K - under base - for 1678-1679 (Michele Bimbenet-Privat, “Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.73, 2002).
- Charge Mark: an “A” inside a fleur-de-lys - under base - for Paris 1677-1680 (Michele Bimbenet-Privat, “Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.76, 2002).
- Discharge Mark: a closed crown - under the rim - for Paris 1677-1680 (Michele Bimbenet-Privat, “Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.76, 2002).
On candlestick B:
-Maker's Mark: IB with a crowned fleur-de-lys, a chalice - under base - for Jean II Boieldieu (Michele Bimbenet-Privat, “Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.252-253, 2002).
- Duty mark: a crowned A with three fleurs-de-lys - under base - for Paris from April 11th 1672 to September 28th 1672 (Michele Bimbenet-Privat, “Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.74, 2002).
- Warden's Mark: (almost entirely erased) a crowned "A" for Paris 1669-1670 - under base - (Michele Bimbenet-Privat, “Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.73, 2002).
Other marks:
- a boar's head - warranty after 1838 - several times on both candlesticks.
- the initials "LHF", probably by a former collector - several times under the rim of both candlesticks.
InscriptionsA coat of arms, eagle with two heads, is engraved on a corner of the base.
Formerly attributed to the Family Salvaing de Boissieu. Unknown.
Formerly attributed to the Family Salvaing de Boissieu. Unknown.
ProvenanceElizabeth Parke Firestone (1897-1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (1898-1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993; gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. to the MFA. (Accession date: May 26,1993)