Candlesticks are probably the most popular objects in Silver. However, in American Silver, Pre-19^TH 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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Pair of Candlesticks by TIFFANY & CO. New York City, c.1918 6 ¾” tall; 24 ozs. Square base Candlesticks with depressed centers. Marked “TIFFANY & CO.” “Makers” “STERLING SILVER”.    price upon request
Chamber Stick by ANDREW E. WARNER Baltimore, c.1835 5” diameter; 2 1/8” tall; 7 ozs. 2 dwts. Circular Chamber Stick with an applied ring handle. Marked “A.E.WARNER” “11” on the base. A contemporary crest of an Eagle below a Ducal Coronet engraved on the top.    price upon request
Pair of Candlesticks by HOWARD & CO. New York City, c.1875 12” high; 5 7/8” diameter of base Pair of Neo Classical Style Candlesticks with gadrooning and stylized acanthus leaf decoration on the circular base. Marked “HOWARD & CO.” “NEW YORK” “STERLING” (all incised) on the outer edge of the base. These Candlesticks are weighted.    price upon request
Pr. Taper Sticks by JOSEPH HERIOT (probably) London, 1763 5 3/8” tall;10 ozs. Pair of 6 shell base Taper Sticks with bobeches; gadrooned at the nozzle and base. Fully marked underneath, however, the maker’s mark is “J.H” and does not match exactly to any mark in “Grimwade” and this is the most likely maker.    price upon request
Taper Stick by JOHN CAFE London, 1754 4 ¾” tall; 4 ozs. 12 dwts. Cast four shell base Taper Stick; marked in full on the base.    price upon request
Set of 4 Candlesticks by JOHN CAFE London, 1749/52 8 ¼” tall; 64 ozs. Cast, four shell base candlesticks with identical crests on the base of each. Two marked on the nozzles and with the block initials “EB” on the underside of the base. All marked in full under the base.    price upon request
Taper Stick by EBENEZER COKER London, 1764 6 ¾” tall; 6 ozs. Cast, square base and gadrooned Corinthian Column Taper Stick with a detachable bobeche. Fully marked on the outside edge of the foot.    price upon request
Taper Stick by EBENEZER COKER London, 1765 6 5/8” tall; 7 ozs. 10 dwts. Cast Taper Stick with 6 shell base connected with gadrooning. Shells at the shoulder and gadrooning at the nozzle with a detachable 6 shell bobeche. Marked in full on the inside edge of the base.   SOLD
Pr. Candlesticks by WILLIAM CAFE London, 1757 10” high; 41 ozs. 3 dwts. Pair of 4 shell base candlesticks with crests on the base and the bobeches. Marked in full on the base and with partial marked on the nozzle and bobeche.    price upon request

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