Historic silver of the Colonies and its makers (1917)
Bigelow, Francis Hill, 1859-1933 · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 322
Candlesticks Snuffers Sconces 291 half of the eighteenth century, much tallercandlesticks were made in England. Theywere often in the form of a Corinthian columnwith the capital and base of that order. Manyothers, designed in a variety of forms, weredecorated with festoons and medallions in theAdam… … 193. London, 1777-78, H. 3§ in, base is surmounted by a vase to hold the candle;it is representative of a classical type commonin England. It bears the Sheffield date-letterfor 1783-84 with the makers mark for JohnParsons & Co. and belongs to Mrs. F. C. Martin.Small bedroom candlesticks were…
Silverwork -- United States
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