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MAKER'S MARK I I H, DATE LETTER Z, TOWN MARK INDISTINCT, POSSIBLY A CROWNED SHIELD WITH LEAVES, POSSIBLY CIRCA 1740
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A pair of possibly French/Swiss silver table candlesticks
Maker's mark I I H, date letter Z, town mark indistinct, possibly a crowned shield with leaves, possibly circa 1740
Each on octagonal moulded raised base with sunken center, the knobbed baluster stem with octagonal vase-shaped socket, each engraved with a crown and with the inscription Bern and number 104 and 105
25.5 cm. (10 in.)
on the rim
(892 gr.) (2)
Maker's mark I I H, date letter Z, town mark indistinct, possibly a crowned shield with leaves, possibly circa 1740
Each on octagonal moulded raised base with sunken center, the knobbed baluster stem with octagonal vase-shaped socket, each engraved with a crown and with the inscription Bern and number 104 and 105
25.5 cm. (10 in.)
on the rim
(892 gr.) (2)