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Candlestick
Edme-Pierre Balzac (Born 1705, master 1739; died about 1786)
French (Paris)
1742–43
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.354.5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a set of six candlesticks. Cast with a shaped stepped circular base with spiral fluting. Chased foliage clusters divide the base into four sections each with two engraved lozenges. Squared baluster stem has four vertical bands of open leaf pattern. Stem rises to a shaped circular knop and nozzle. Nozzle has four chased shells at base and an engraved dragon's (?) head on one side.
Marks
Maker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, EPB, a cinquefoil (Dennis, 30). Warden's Mark: 1742-1743: a crowned B (Dennis, 146). Charge Mark: 1738-1744: a crowned A with palm branches (Dennis, 108). Discharge Mark: 1733(?)-1775 for work intended for export: a little cow (Dennis, 125).