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Candlestick

(Born about 1723; master 1770; died after 1787)
1778
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
DimensionsOther (Overall): 10.5cm (4 1/8in.)
Other (Part A): 15.3cm (6in.)
Other (Parts A & B): 16cm (6 5/16in.)
Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession number1993.505.1a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsMaker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, JTV, a lily (Dennis, 336). Warden's Mark: 1778: a crowned P (Dennis, 20). Charge Mark: for small work, 1775-1781: PARIS in the form of a cipher (Dennis, 17). Other: Possibly the discharge mark for 1775-1781: a monkey's head; Guarantee mark used after 1838: a small boar's head (Tardy, p. 173). The unidentified mark and the guarantee mark are both on the exterior rim of the base and on the bobeche.
about 1880
18th century
late 15th–early 16th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
17th–18th century
modeled 1978, cast 1979