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MARK OF WALTER AND JOHN BARNARD, LONDON, 1887
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A VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT NINE-LIGHT CANDELABRUM CENTREPIECE
MARK OF WALTER AND JOHN BARNARD, LONDON, 1887
Shaped oval with foliage and berry borders on matted ground, each end applied with a cast figure, one emblematic of Music, the other of Art, the baluster stem with foliage and flowers on a matted ground, with two detachable branches, each terminating in two sockets, with a further central branch with five sockets, each socket with a detachable nozzle, one replaced, later engraved with a coat-of-arms below a Royal crown, marked on base, plinth, figures, under central branch, on five detachable sockets, under detachable wax-pans and on eight nozzles, the base further stamped '173'
the base 17¼ in. (44 cm.) wide
203 oz. (6,314 gr.)
MARK OF WALTER AND JOHN BARNARD, LONDON, 1887
Shaped oval with foliage and berry borders on matted ground, each end applied with a cast figure, one emblematic of Music, the other of Art, the baluster stem with foliage and flowers on a matted ground, with two detachable branches, each terminating in two sockets, with a further central branch with five sockets, each socket with a detachable nozzle, one replaced, later engraved with a coat-of-arms below a Royal crown, marked on base, plinth, figures, under central branch, on five detachable sockets, under detachable wax-pans and on eight nozzles, the base further stamped '173'
the base 17¼ in. (44 cm.) wide
203 oz. (6,314 gr.)
Literature
The Barnard Ledgers, March 1886, 'S. Hill, Esq're', (AAD 5/79-1988, Day Book. [Q], Mar 1885 - Jan 1889, p. 230) as 'An Epergne + Candelabrum with 2 double branches + centre stem with 5 lights... Two female figures on base one (Music) with harp + one (Art) with brush + tablet...'
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