Antique silver candlestick.... age?

Discussion in 'Silver' started by Daniel oshaughnessy, Dec 8, 2018.

  1. Daniel oshaughnessy

    Daniel oshaughnessy Active Member

    A recent find, antique silver candlestick. Wondering the age and where it may have been made. This is weighted and is hand etched or chased. It looks like an 18th century style...maybe French? Could not find any marks...it may have marks on the bottom inside of the base...but there is a lot of build up...may have to clean it. The base metal is a white metal, hope it is sterling. Any info on age or region of production would be greatly appreciated. :) 20181208_180615_HDR.jpg 20181208_180715_HDR.jpg 20181208_180635_HDR.jpg 20181208_180726_HDR.jpg 20181208_180816_HDR.jpg 20181208_180741_HDR.jpg 20181208_180752_HDR.jpg
     
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  2. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Maybe pewter?
     
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  3. Daniel oshaughnessy

    Daniel oshaughnessy Active Member

    I dont't think so as it was black when I bought it and it cleaned up like silver. Also it is too light in weight to be pewter.
     
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  4. Miscstuff

    Miscstuff Sometimesgetsitright

    Is that a round stamp??
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  5. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    I think that's just where some of the chased decoration is showing beneath.
     
  6. Daniel oshaughnessy

    Daniel oshaughnessy Active Member

    I agree...that is the chased design showing through. I am going to give the inside of the base a scrub down to see if I can find any marks.
     
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  7. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    It looks to me like the broader part of the base was completely filled with pitch and then covered in some way (and that's why the inside is so dirty.) I doubt there will be any marks on the inside that would not have generated visible evidence on the exterior.
     
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  8. Daniel oshaughnessy

    Daniel oshaughnessy Active Member

    I thought that too...were non sterling pieces constructed like this and weighted?
     
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  9. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

    Crossing my fingers for you that it's silver. I love it!
     
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  10. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I'd vote for pewter as well.
     
  11. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Yes they were.

    I am also of the belief that pewter is more likely than silver here. I know what you said about cleaning it up, but that is not a conclusive test for solid silver.
     
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  12. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Could see how this could be a silver weighted stick missing its bottom and, consequently, its mark. I would scratch heavily in to that bottom and test directly on the piece.
     
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  13. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    Is this just part of the design?

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  14. Daniel oshaughnessy

    Daniel oshaughnessy Active Member

    Does anyone have a guesstimate on the age of this piece?
     
  15. Daniel oshaughnessy

    Daniel oshaughnessy Active Member

    Why does this tarnish like silver? This pics were taken a while ago and it has tarnished since. Could it be coin silver? I have some pewter pieces and the metal does not look or feel the same.
     
  16. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Could be silver plated. That "white metal" you mentioned above (along with "hope it is sterling") does not look like silver of any fineness to me. Could be a combination of the pictures and remnants of the weighting material, of course. My suggestion at this point is to take it to be tested professionally.
     
  17. Lecollectionneur

    Lecollectionneur Well-Known Member

    Austo-hungarn make a lot of those silver filled items at first on an industrial basis, before filling was made since the Antiquity most on jewellery, and England make it on 80% of thei candlesticks since the first World War.
    The most plated items with filling I've seen are coming from sweden and around countries for design pieces especially candlesticks.
    Looking at the fixture made of iron and the design it can be of the first quarter of the 19th century or just before.
    Here it can be hallmarks as says before ?
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  18. Daniel oshaughnessy

    Daniel oshaughnessy Active Member

    Thank you for the info...I will check on the marks to see what I can find.
     
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