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Candlestick

1719-1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Candlestick (one of a pair), silver, square moulded foot with a circular depression and incurved corners, baluster stem, partly circular and partly octagonal, circular socket. A coat of arms is engraved within a foliated cartouche.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, cast and engraved
Brief description
Candlestick, (one of a pair), silver, London hallmarks (Britannia standard) for 1719-20, mark of Paul de Lamerie.
Physical description
Candlestick (one of a pair), silver, square moulded foot with a circular depression and incurved corners, baluster stem, partly circular and partly octagonal, circular socket. A coat of arms is engraved within a foliated cartouche.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.25cm
  • Of base width: 10.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • London hallmarks (Britannia standard) for 1719-20.
  • Mark of Paul de Lamerie
  • Engraved with the arms of Plomer
Credit line
Gift of Harvey Hadden
Object history
Bequest - Harvey Hadden
Acquisition RF: Harvey Hadden
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Bibliographic reference
V&A Catalogue, 1920, No. 216 Plomer-Ward Sale Catalogue
Collection
Accession number
M.176-1919

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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