Hand candlestick
1754–57
Object PlaceSaint Malo, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
Dimensions6 x 26.5 cm (2 3/8 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession number1993.384
InscriptionsMaker's Mark: a crowned DF, a sword, two grains below the letters (Helft, 973)Maker's Mark: a crowned DF, a sword, two grains below the letters (Helft, 973). Maison Commune: St.-Malo, 1754-1757: a three masted baot, wtih three flags f. Maison Commune: St.-Malo, 1754-1757: a three masted baot, wtih three flags facing left, the rest illegible (Helft, 973). Charge Mark: 1754-1757: a crownedacing left, the rest illegible (Helft, 973). Charge Mark: 1754-1757: a crownedM with two grains (Helft, 973). Discharge Mark: 1754-1757: Unidentified disch M with two grains (Helft, 973). Discharge Mark: 1754-1757: Unidentified disch arge mark for the sous-fermier of Saint-Malo (Helft, 973). arge mark for the sous-fermier of Saint-Malo (Helft, 973).Provenance1923, Lucien Metzger (dealer)
