SHE HAS WHAT LOOKS LIKE G.M.H.ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD AND GERMANY. HAS OLD CLOTHES AND SHOES, THE SHOES AND SOCKS ARE VERY WORN AND ONE OF HER LEGS NEEDS FIXING. HER FACE IS PRETTY AND HER EYES OPEN ONCE HEAD IS UP.
Generally Candlesticks can be dated by shape and size : 1660's 9inch in height; 1700-1755's 7inch in height; 1755-99's 10inch in height; 1800 onwards 10-12inch in height.
By the mid 18th C lavishhly decorated rococo candlesticks were made and by the late18thc examples of loaded sheetsilver, sheffield plate or cast silver were being produced in huge numbers either in baluster stlyes on a circular foot or in the form of a corinthian coloum on asquare plinth.
Some silversmiths specialised in the production of candlesticks in the mid-18th C. The Cafe and Gould Families, Both of who were based in london being among the best known. Estimate value is at ££££ or £££££ at its very best.
This was taken off the building my father owned and had his shop. Not sure where he bought it, but he bought the building in 1983 and the pole has been there ever since. There is a metal tag that has the name and model and serial numbers on it. It is a Marvy model 410 serial number 68606. The pole is in perfect working order.
