1940 Birmingham Sterling Silver Candelabrum by Hawkesworth Eyre & Co
A sterling silver three light candelabrum, 1940 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Hawkesworth, Eyre & Co, the elegant weighted candelabrum with a faceted knopped stem upon a shaped spreading base with well, twin curvaceous arms with sconces and dishes, the removable top section enabling use as a single candle stick; hallmarked to foot and other components, total weight 2119gr height 17.32 in., width 15.75 in.
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- 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.
- 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.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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candelabra / candelabrum
- pairs and garnitures 540
- silver items 205
- candlesticks, silver - silver, single and sets 194
