Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York : Scribner · leaf 190
No, 107 (1836) Owner, Mrs. W. Storrs Wells, New York CANDLESTICKS 53 Small candlesticks for holding tapers for sealing, and clipcandlesticks for holding a coiled taper for the same purpose,were made as early as the Qiieen Anne period. … No. 108 (1819) Hand or chamber candlesticks are frequently met with.No. io8 shows a good example, with the extinguisher on thehandle and the snuffers in an opening in the stem. It isseldom that they are found complete, as the snuffers havegenerally been lost. Many chamber candlesticks can befound…
Plate, English · Silverwork · Hallmarks
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