Candlestick
William Cripps (fl.1731 - 1767)
Category
Silver
Date
1748
Materials
Silver
Measurements
235 mm (Height)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 960092.2
Summary
One of a pair of George II silver candlesticks with maker's mark of William Cripps, London 1748, on shaped circular base cast with shells and scrolls on a scalework ground, with rocaille bands, the knopped baluster stem with foliate scrolls and vase-shaped socket with detachable nozzle, engraved with the Winn crest above a floral garland.
Marks and inscriptions
maker's mark on main body but not on collars
Makers and roles
William Cripps (fl.1731 - 1767), silversmith