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A PAIR OF JAMES II SILVER WALL-LIGHTS
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A PAIR OF JAMES II SILVER WALL-LIGHTS

APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1685

Fermé4 June 2013

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A PAIR OF JAMES II SILVER WALL-LIGHTS
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1685
The shaped circular backplate of each pierced with foliage and baskets of fruit, topped with an openwork acorn-capped tied bow, the single light with spool-shaped socket and foliage-chased wax-pan, each engraved on the back with a scratchweight '17=15'
6¼ in. (16 cm.) high
8¼ in. (21 cm.) long
35 oz. 4 dwt. (1,095 gr.) (2)

Note du spécialiste

This unmarked pair of sconces are part of a small group of similar wall lights which date from around 1685. A very similar pair of wall lights with marks for London, 1684 and maker's mark I.L with coronet above are illustrated in C. J. Jackson, The History of English Plate, London, 1911, p. 857, pl. 1114. A further pair with maker's mark D, London, 1685 are in the collection of the Melbourne Museum, Australia.