Candlestick base
Category
Silver
Date
1770
Materials
Silver-gilt.
Measurements
350 mm (Height)
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1656408.2.1
Summary
Candlestick base, part of one of a pair of 18th century Portuguese cast silver-gilt three-light candleabra, maker's mark R.C. linked, Orporto, circa 1770, in mid-18th century English style, the hexafoil bases with shell motifs and coloured borders have knopped and fluted stems and the three arm branches with central bud finial and drip-pans and sconces conforming to the candlestick.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013