Candlesticks
are probably the most popular objects in Silver. However,
in American Silver, Pre-19TH century Candlesticks
are so rare as to be almost unobtainable.
The earliest Candlesticks were
made of sheet Silver, hammered and hand-chased. Cast Candlesticks
were introduced about 1690 and quickly became the norm. These
are cast in molds with the various sections seamed and then
soldered together. In the 1760’s, with the development
of Birmingham and Sheffield as silversmithing centers in England,
die-stamped, sheet-silver candlesticks gained in popularity,
since this method made them more attainable to everyone.
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