Candlestick, one of a pair

Date1727-1728

Artist/Maker James Gould

MediumSilver (Sterling)

DimensionsOH: 6 3/8"; W.(base): 3 7/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1958-637,1

DescriptionInverted bell-shaped socket with molding below rim and mid-band; main section of stem of inverted-baluster form and of octagonal plan with face faceted in vertical panels with band around upper section; flattened-ball knop below with band above and below; square base with canted corners with circular well in top with molded edge; sides of base stepped and molded. Stem cast in 2 parts vertically and base in one. Uninscribed as to owner.
InscribedNone
MarkingsMaker's mark "I" superimposed on "G" in block letters within a heart, leopard's head crowned, lion passant, and date letter on the underside of base.
ProvenanceEx Coll: Lady Kroyer Kielburg, London, 1958
Garrard & Co. Ltd., London