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Beautiful and stylish high-quality pair of antique English Sterling Silver
heavy gauge Georgian period candlesticks. With shaped hexagonal bases with …
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Beautiful and stylish high-quality pair of antique English Sterling Silver
heavy gauge Georgian period candlesticks. With shaped hexagonal bases with shell corners, waisted columns with lower knops and shell shoulders, spools shaped sockets with unmarked nozzles
Each candlestick having its original lift out firm fitting sconce or nozzle of hexagonal outline.
Mark of W C for William Cafe London
Assayed in London 1757.
Height: (an impressive) 9” (23cm). Width: (at base) 5.5” (14cm). Depth: (at base) 5.5” (14cm).
Weight: (combined total for pair an impressive) 38.2ozs (1082 gramms).
Condition: Good condition for such early items, no wear to silvering anywhere, possibly were seldom in use.
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
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William Cafe: He was apprenticed to his brother John Café in 1742, transferred to Simon Jouet in 1746, made free in 1757, entered his mark as a large worker in 1757, and joined the livery in 1758. He took over his brother John’s business around 1757 and worked until roughly 1772
He specialized almost exclusively in high-quality cast silver candlesticks, tapersticks, candelabras and chambersticks from the George II and George III periods
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- Dimensions
- 5.5ʺW × 5.5ʺD × 9ʺH
- Styles
- Georgian
- Period
- Mid 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Silver
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Silver
- Condition Notes
- Good condition for such early items, no wear to silvering anywhere, possibly were seldom in use. Good condition for such early items, no wear to silvering anywhere, possibly were seldom in use. less
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