Queen Anne Silver Taper Stick, London 1711
A rare Queen Anne silver taper stick, the turned sconce on a circular platform with plain flared and reeded rim, the single handle of broad ovoid form with double engraved crest and forked feathered arm supports. London 1711 by John Fawdery. 96gm, diameter of base 3.03 in., height 2.13 in.
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- Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
- 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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