A PAIR OF RARE WILLIAM III SILVER CANDLESTICKS LONDON, CIRCA 1697, MAKER'S MARK OF ANTHONY NELME WITH STERLING STANDARDS MARK FOR 1725 Each on incurved triangular base raised on three claw-and-ball feet headed by acanthus, the stem formed as a kneeling blackamoor, his turban laying beside him, supporting with his head and hands the compressed spherical matted stem applied with lobed flutes below a vase-shaped socket, the lower part chased with alternating swirling flutes and foliage, applied above with a mid-rib, the rim with a band of ovals, the base engraved with a crest, marked under bases with sterling hallmarks and Nelme's Britannia standard maker's mark (Grimwade, no. 68)--9 1/4in. (23.5cm.) high (49 oz.) (2)
A PAIR OF RARE WILLIAM III SILVER CANDLESTICKS LONDON, CIRCA 1697, MAKER'S MARK OF ANTHONY NELME WITH STERLING STANDARDS MARK FOR 1725 Each on incurved triangular base raised on three claw-and-ball feet headed by acanthus, the stem formed as a kneeling blackamoor, his turban laying beside him, supporting with his head and hands the compressed spherical matted stem applied with lobed flutes below a vase-shaped socket, the lower part chased with alternating swirling flutes and foliage, applied above with a mid-rib, the rim with a band of ovals, the base engraved with a crest, marked under bases with sterling hallmarks and Nelme's Britannia standard maker's mark (Grimwade, no. 68)--9 1/4in. (23.5cm.) high (49 oz.) (2)
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