Neoclassical Sterling Silver Candlesticks, 1779 Sheffield
A pair of sterling silver Candelsticks W.C & Co. / Sheffield /, circa 1779, in the neoclassical manner featuring urns, foliate & ribbon decoration with tapering column stems and vase shaped sconces, approximately 1963 gms silver (including wooden bases), 12.20 in. high
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- Sconce - A light attached to a wall. Originally a candle holder that is attached to a wall with an ornamental bracket and sometimes with a reflective back plate, but now applied to an electric light that has been inspired by that design.
In recent times the word has also come into use to desribe the candle holders on a candelabra. - Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- candlesticks, material - wooden 98
- candlesticks, silver
