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Candle stem
Marked by: Joseph Bird (1st mark probably 1697)
1698
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Metal
Dimensions
18.2 x 12.1 x 11.8 cm (7 3/16 x 4 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2303
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionPair of baluster stems matching 65.2301-2.
InscriptionsMARKS: one on each corner, underside of base, maker's mark BI with a crown above and a bird below (Grimwade 178); lion's head erased; Britannia; date letterc (1698/9).
ARMORIALS: engraved on base, arms of Grey, Earl of Stamford impaling Maynard.
SCRATCHES: engraved on underside of base, "Bere Alston".
ARMORIALS: engraved on base, arms of Grey, Earl of Stamford impaling Maynard.
SCRATCHES: engraved on underside of base, "Bere Alston".