Description: In good condition, a superb pair of solid sterling silver candlesticks both designed as putti or cherub. C1800These candlesticks have cancelled marks. There is a Georgian duty , a sterling lion and a makers mark that may be William Fountain. There is no london assay mark or date letter. The marks have been found deficient by the Assay office ( Definitely geniune Georgian , but possible suspect duty mark) The candlesticks have been retested by the assay office and hallmarked as solid sterling silver, unfilled. These new hallmarks are dated London 2018. Size height 8 inch.Diameter at the base 3 inch. Weight 892 Duty Dodgers Between 1720 and 1758 a tax of sixpence per ounce was levied on all newly made silver sent to an assay office for testing and marking. Silversmiths soon realised it was a simple matter to cut out the hallmarks from a previously marked piece and insert them into a newly made object that was usually heavier, thereby giving it the appearance of being hallmarked while evading the tax. In 1784 the silver duty was reimposed. Here there was no year letter or assay office, just a makers mark, the silver lion and a supposed duty mark. It was and still is an offence to transpose marks from one piece to another and despite the fact that the offence may have been committed over 250 years ago, such pieces remain illegal therefore the assay office has cancelled the original marks and replaced them with new silver marks. They are now completely legal, guaranteed sterling silver and made around 1800. And interesting.
Price: 2500 GBP
Location: Reading
End Time: 2025-01-03T16:03:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 18.82 GBP
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Brand: ANTIQUE
Antique: Yes
Pattern: figural
Composition: Sterling Silver
Product: Candlesticks/ Candelabra
Style: Georgian
Material: Solid Silver
Age: Pre-1800
