Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

A RARE PAIR OF GEORGE II 'SILVER FORM' SILVERED-BRASS CANDLESTICKS

C.1750

each having a removable sconce with foliate corners, single-fillet socket, square foliate knop and baluster stem, atop a discoid knop, the shaped square base with petal corners and an engraved armorial crest of a stork, with remains of silvering (2)

22.5cm high

Catalogue Note

This type of candlestick form is commonly made in silver during the second half of the 18th century but rarely made of silvered-brass.