Price
£395.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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Louis XV Candlesticks.
A good pair of Louis XV brass candlesticks, the stems made in two parts and seamed vertically, the bases very well finished beneath. One of the pair stamped with the tax mark of the crowned ‘C’.
Having spent much of his nation’s wealth fighting the War of Austrian Succession, King Louis introduced a tax on copper alloy artefacts, imposed very helpfully for us only between 1745 and1749. Once paid the merchant or maker would have their article stamped with a crowned ‘C’ (the crown for the King, the ‘C’ for cuivre, copper).
These candlesticks can therefore be dated to no later than 1749.
Across the bases: 4.75 inches x height: 8.25 inches.
Stock number
5287The BADA Standard
- Since 1918, BADA has been the leading association for the antiques and fine art trade
- Members are elected for their knowledge, integrity and quality of stock
- Our clients are protected by BADA’s code of conduct
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