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Louis XV Candlesticks

Stock No

5287

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2015
  • £395.00
  • €475 Euro
  • $494 US Dollar

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Item Description

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 in x h:8.25 in

Item Info

Seller

WALPOLES

Seller Location

London, London

Period

18th Century & Earlier

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

London, London

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Contact No

+44 (0)207 7275263

+44 (0)7831 561042

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