A presentation Thai metalware three-light candelabrum

A presentation Thai metalware three-light candelabrum,

Thainakon, Sterling, Thailand,

oval form, with two scroll arms supporting four foliate capitals, the raised oval base with a foliate scroll border and inscribed 'Presented to Vice Admiral Sir Frank Twiss, K.C, B.D,S,C by Admiral Charoon Chalermtiarana, commander-in-chief, Royal Thai Navy, April 11, 1967', height 19cm, length 34cm.

This lot is sold with a small pamphlet on the Black Rod, by Maurice Bond and David Beamish. Frank Twiss was Black Rod in 1970, and he is featured on the front cover of this pamphlet.