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A pair of candlesticks with Rococo scrolls and flowers

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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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