Candelabra
Hardly any antique silver candelabra survive from before the mid-18th century. Most candelabra have a detachable upper section which allows the candlesticks to be used on their own. Available in many different combinations, the smallest candelabra have just 2 arms with 2 or 3 candle lights and the largest could have an impressive 8 branches with 9 lights.
In antique times candelabra use signified burning many candles at once, an expense justified only when a number of people met or when a large room had to be lighted. Nowadays candelabras are popularly used to create an intimate atmosphere at the dining table allowing friends and acquaintances to converse across the flickering lights.
Candelabra
Hardly any antique silver candelabra survive from before the mid-18th century. Most candelabra have a detachable upper section which allows the candlesticks to be used on their own. Available in many different combinations, the smallest candelabra have just 2 arms with 2 or 3 candle lights and the largest could have an impressive 8 branches with 9 lights.
In antique times candelabra use signified burning many candles at once, an expense justified only when a number of people met or when a large room had to be lighted. Nowadays candelabras are popularly used to create an intimate atmosphere at the dining table allowing friends and acquaintances to converse across the flickering lights.
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Circa 1749
8128 Antique Augsburg Silver Candelabra
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An early German single silver candelabra with a detachable top bearing 2 candle lights. Heavy cast silver. Excellent rococo style, typical of the period. Fixed candlestick nozzles. There is a charming old collection label on the underside. Weight 945 grams, 30.3 troy ounces. Total height 37.5 cms. Height of candlestick 24 cms. Spread across the branches 27 cms. Marked with German silver stamps on both top and base. Augsburg, Germany. Date letter for 1749. Makers mark “ATS”.
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1760
John Hyatt And Charles Semore
9125 George III Silver Candlabras
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A handsome pair of antique sterling silver candelabras with detachable 3 light branches and sconces. Very attractive design with a baluster stem and shaped bases with shell motifs. Heavy cast silver and good colour. The 2 branches can be assembled on one candlestick to make a 5 branch candelabra. Total weight 2755 grams, 88.5 troy ounces. Height 41.5 cm (3 branch candelabra), 48 cm (5 branch candelabra), 22.5 cms (candlesticks). Candlesticks – London 1760 by John Hyatt & Charles Semore. The candelabra branches were made later to match the candlesticks – London 1891 by Johnson Walker & Tolhurst.
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Circa 1770
5434 Pair of Georgian Candelabra
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A charming pair of antique candelabras with beadwork decorated borders and columns, the bases with swags, rams heads and classical other motifs. Detachable tops and sconces. Height 45 cms (candlestick height 29 cms). Spread 39 cms. Circa 1770. Small old repairs to the base. Old Sheffield Plate
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Circa 1820
5432 Pair of Georgian Candelabra
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A tall and elegant pair of antique candelabras in Old Sheffield Plate. With detachable tops and sconces. Height 58 cms (candlestick 32 cms). Spread 44 cms. Circa 1820.
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Circa 1830
8554 Antique Candelabra with 5 Lights in Old Sheffield Plate
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Large and imposing. A substantial antique silver plated candelabra with 5 branches in Old Sheffield Plate. Very elegant plain style with a simple tapering column, curving branches and gadroon finish. The base is engraved with the crest of a horse to two sides. This candelabra is very versatile – it can be used with all 5 branches but also dismantles to make a single 2 branch candelabra. Also the base used as a candlestick. The candle sconces are detachable (the centre one is non-matching). Height – total 73 cms, candlestick 49 cms. Spread 52 cms. Unmarked. Circa 1830.
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1862
Elkington
9677 Victorian Silver Table Centrepiece
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A spectacular antique silver centrepiece and candelabra, the tall column and arms formed as a grapevine with entwined branches supporting vine leaves and bunches of grapes. The cut crystal bowl and the candle nozzles are all detachable. This decorative item is perfect for fruit, flowers and sweets. Engraved to the base with a presentation inscription from H.G Mytton of Cleobury North. Dismantles into 3 pieces by unscrewing the bowl holder at the top. Weight 2755 grams, 88.6 troy ounces. Height 58.5cm (with glass), 53cm (without). Spread 42cm. London 1862. Maker George Richards Elkington. Sterling silver.
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1870
Hawksworth & Eyre
8406 Pair of Victorian Silver Plated Candelabras with 4 Lights
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A very pretty pair of antique silver plated candelabra with detachable branches and candle sconces. The candlesticks have tapering fluted columns and square bases with bead borders and swag decoration. Height – total 39 cms, candlestick 26.5 cms. Spread across the arms 33 cms. Base 11 cms square. Maker Hawksworth, Eyre & Co. Circa 1870
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Circa 1890
8612 Victorian Silver Plated Candelabras with 7 Lights
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A handsome pair of antique 6 branch candelabra in silver plate. Very tall leaf and scroll motif decorated columns on shaped bases; excellent definition. The candles sconces are detachable and the tops can be removed to use the bases as candlesticks. The middle sconce contains a candle snuffer. Height – total 69 cms, candlesticks 39 cms. Spread 49.5 cms. Circa 1890. Unmarked. Silver plate.
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1892
Goldsmiths And Silversmiths Co
9512 Antique Silver Candelabras
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A pretty pair of Victorian sterling silver candelabra with 3 branches. Elegant design with swirly ribbed design. The tops are removable and the candlesticks can be used on their own. Detachable sconces. Height 25.5 cm (candlesticks), 35 (with tops). Spread across the top 26 cm. Date 1892. One candelabrum is London 1892, maker Goldsmiths and Silversmiths. The other candelabrum is Sheffield 1892, maker Hawksworth & Eyre. Both are fully matching.
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1895
Crichton Brothers
8630 Antique Silver Candlabras
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An impressive pair of antique sterling silver candelabra in the George II Huguenot rococo style. Cast silver. Excellent quality and thick gauge of silver. The chased detail is superb. Detachable nozzles. Total weight 5,806 grams, 186.6 troy ounces. Total height 45 cms, height of candlesticks 29.5 cms. Spread 37 cms. London 1895. Maker AC, probably for Crichton Brothers who specialised in fine quality copies of early English silver.
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1895 - 1896
William Hutton
8770 Antique Silver 5 Light Candelabras
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An imposing pair of antique sterling silver candelabra with 5 lights having removable branches, central candle snuffers and bead borders. Tall height. Lovely classical design with corinthian capitals, reeded columns, and stepped square bases. The top branches can be adjusted for use with 5 lights, 3 lights or removed completely so that the candlesticks can be used on their own. The total unfilled weight of the tops is 4396 grams, 141 troy ounces. The bases are filled. Height 36/68.5 cms. Spread 39 cms. Candlestick base 14,5×14.5 cms. London 1895/6. Maker William Hutton & Sons.
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1901
Hawksworth & Eyre
9403 Antique Silver Candelabras
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A good pair of sterling silver candelabras in the lovely plain style typical of the George II period. The branches and nozzles are detachable and the candlesticks can be used separately. Filled weight 1944 grams, 62.5 troy ounces. Height 28.2 cm (total), 19.7 cm (candlesticks). Spread 19.5 cm. London 1901. Maker Hawksworth & Eyre.
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1905 - 1908
Thomas Bradbury
5154 Antique Pair of Silver Candelabra
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A very pretty pair of sterling silver candelabra with square bases, unusual architectural columns and classical motifs to the candle holders. Detachable tops and sconces. Height 31.5 cms, candlestick height 23.5 cms. Spread 30 cms. London 1905 and 1908. Maker Thomas Bradbury and Sons.
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1913
Elkington
6974 Antique Silver Candelebras
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A classic pair of sterling silver candelabra in the 18th century style. Elegant tapering columns on round bases with fluted decoration. The silver tops have an attractive scroll form. Weight of branches 1616 grams, 51.9 troy ounces. The bases are filled. Total height 36.5 cms. Candlestick height 28.5 cms. All pieces fully matching for Sheffield 1913. Maker Elkington & Co.
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Circa 1920
9585 Antique Silver Candelabras
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A large pair of heavy quality continental silver candelabraThe arms detach for storage. Cast silver. Decorative design with the figure of a cherub holding the foliate clad candle branches and standing on a circular pedestal with paw feet. Weight 5706 grams, 183.4 troy ounces. Total height 42 cm. Spread 33.5 cms. Continental silver marks. Probably Portuguese circa 1920.
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1928
Thomas Bradbury
8126 Vintage Silver Candelabras
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A classic pair of sterling silver candelabra, in the Georgian style, with detachable tops and nozzles. Lovely plain design with elegant tapering columns on oval bases. Weight of branches 1776 grams, 57.1 troy ounces. The bases are filled and have green baize underneath. Total height 45.5cm. Candlestick height 29.25cm. Spread across the branches 39cm. All pieces original and with matching hallmarks. Sheffield 1928. Maker Thomas Bradbury & Sons.
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Circa 1930
8697 French Art Deco Silver Candelabra
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A stylish pair of art deco silver candelabra with 3 lights. Excellent plain style with geometric shaped bases inlaid with ivory and ebony. The branches unscrew but the columns cannot be used as candlesticks. Height 41 cms, spread 28 cms. The weight of the branches is 991 grams, 31.8 troy ounces, the bases are filled and therefore cannot be weighed. French silver stamps. Circa 1930.
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