A pair of candlesticks with Rococo scrolls and flowers

An image of A pair of candlesticks. I. K, silversmith, England, London. Both decorated with Rococo scrolls and flowers, with detachable nozzle. The cast stem has an urn-shaped sconce over a baluster-shaped and a circular knop, all of which is heavily decorated with scrolls and flowers on a matted ground. The trumpet-shaped circular base with roccaille caylix, standing on six feet in the shape of flowers or scrolls. The detachable nozzle has a border of leaves and buds. 1773-1774. Rococo.

MAR.M.11.1 & A-1912: Silver, cast baluster shaped, height, top of nozzle, 30 cm, diameter, base, 16.5 cm, weight, whole, 990 g.
MAR.M.11.2 & A-1912: Silver, cast baluster shaped, height, top of nozzle, 30 cm, diameter, base, 16.5 cm, weight, whole, 1000 g.

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A pair of candlesticks. I. K, silversmith, England, London. Both decorated with Rococo scrolls and flowers, with detachable nozzle. The cast stem has an urn-shaped sconce over a baluster-shaped and a circular knop, all of which is heavily decorated with scrolls and flowers on a matted ground. The trumpet-shaped circular base with roccaille caylix, standing on six feet in the shape of flowers or scrolls. The detachable nozzle has a border of leaves and buds. 1773-1774. Rococo. MAR.M.11.1 & A-1912: Silver, cast baluster shaped, height, top of nozzle, 30 cm, diameter, base, 16.5 cm, weight, whole, 990 g. MAR.M.11.2 & A-1912: Silver, cast baluster shaped, height, top of nozzle, 30 cm, diameter, base, 16.5 cm, weight, whole, 1000 g.

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Accession Number: MAR.M.11.1 & A-1912: MAR.M.11.2 & A-1912
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/25.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 792 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.5 (Windows)
Filesize: 97.11kB
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 25/1
Captured: 2007:08:09 23:17:08

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18th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC calyx candlesticks cast English Fitz_AA floral flowers knop nozzle pair Rococo sconce scrolls silver silverware stem

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