Sheffield Plate Candelabra with Shell and Acanthus Decoration
A pair of Sheffield Plate candelabra, later 19th century, with bell trademark for W & G Sissons, Knopped and lobed with cast shell and acanthus decoration, having scrolled, threaded arms with waisted sconces and matching dishes, with removable upper, registers to convert to single sticks, raised on squared bases with maker's, figural stamp to foot, heavily weighted, height cm
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- Acanthus - A stylized leaf motif, one of the primary decorative elements of classical Greek and Roman architecture, derived from the genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Mediterranean area. It is a common element in classical Greek and Roman design, and is often seen in Corinthian and Composite order columns and used as a decorative element in English, European and Australian furniture, particularly on the curve of a leg, and as decoration for a corbel.
- 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.
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