One of a set of four candlesticks: MAR.M.9.2 & A-1912

Current Location: Mezzanine Landing

Titles

one of a set of four candlesticks

Maker(s)

Entities

Candlestick

Description

Silver; shaped-square stepped base; knopped facetted stem and spool-shaped sconce with detachable shaped-square fluted nozzle (with MAR.M.9.1, 3 and 4 & A-1912)

Notes

History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.2 cm
Height: 7 5/8 in
Weight: 470 g
Weight: 15:2 oz/dwt

Place(s) associated

London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
1744 CE - 1745 CE

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Base Width 10.5 cm Width 4 1/4 in

Materials used in production

Silver

Techniques used in production

Casting

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: leopard's head crowned

Location: On the underside of the base
Method of creation: Struck
Type: Hallmark

Inscription present: lion passant

Location: On the underside of the base
Method of creation: Struck
Type: Hallmark

Text: i
Location: On the underside of the base
Method of creation: Struck
Type: Hallmark

Text: PG
Location: On the underside of the base, and the sconce
Method of creation: Struck
Type: Maker's mark

References and bibliographic entries

London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their marks and lives, from original registers at Goldsmiths' Hall and other sources page(s): 158

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.9.2 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 157304
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 June 2016

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts