Pair of candlesticks

David Willaume I

1710/11 · Silver · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

These candlesticks bear the royal arms of Queen Anne and may have been supplied by the Jewel House, probably as part of an ambassadorial service. Functional candlesticks like these were sometimes ordered in sets as large as forty-eight.

Artist

David Willaume I

Date

1710/11

Medium

Silver

Culture

British, London

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Mary Strong Shattuck, 1935