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See Charles Oman, Caroline Silver, 1970, pl. 65B for a circa 1680 example of this model and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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MARK OF EDWARD PAIRPOINT, LONDON, 1854
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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER WALL SCONCES IN CHARLES II STYLE
MARK OF EDWARD PAIRPOINT, LONDON, 1854
Each backplate with leaf and basket motif surmounted by a bow, issuing an arm holding a scrolled branch supporting the wax-pan with leaf and egg border and leaf-formed sockets, each marked on reverse of backplate and on socket
The sconce 7 in. (17.8 cm.) high, the branches 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep (2)
MARK OF EDWARD PAIRPOINT, LONDON, 1854
Each backplate with leaf and basket motif surmounted by a bow, issuing an arm holding a scrolled branch supporting the wax-pan with leaf and egg border and leaf-formed sockets, each marked on reverse of backplate and on socket
The sconce 7 in. (17.8 cm.) high, the branches 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep (2)