Pair of Three-Arm Candelabra Candelabra, 1739

This is a candelabra. It was made by Claude Ballin II. It is dated 1739 and we acquired it in 1950. Its medium is silver, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Unknown. It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (overall (a/c)): 49.2 × 24.5 cm (19 3/8 × 9 5/8 in.) H x diam. (overall d/f): 49 × 25 cm (19 5/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

On the interior of stand base (a): [1] "CB" below a fleur-de-lys on incised hark with pellets on either side, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] Crowned “Z”, impressed (date letter, 1739) [3] Crowned “A” with laurel leaves, impressed (charge mark, Paris, 1738–1744) crowned Z in shaped shield [Paris charge marks]; outside base rim: fox head control mark inside shaped shield [Paris discharge mark] On the interior rim of stand base (a): [1] "CB" below a fleur-de-lys on incised hark with pellets on either side, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] Crowned “Z”, impressed (date letter, 1739) [3] Crowned “A” with laurel leaves, impressed (charge mark, Paris, 1738–1744) On exterior rim of stand base (a): [1] Fox head facing left, impressed (discharge mark, Paris, 1738–1744) [2] Illegible mark within a shield, impressed On nozzle of the three-armed holder branch (b): [1] Crowned “Z”, impressed (date letter, 1739) [2] Crowned “A” with laurel leaves, impressed (charge mark, Paris, 1738–1744) [3] Fox head facing left, impressed (discharge mark, Paris, 1738–1744) [4] Illegible mark within a shield, impressed On upper side of drip pan leaf on terminal (c): [1] Fox head facing left, impressed (discharge mark, Paris, 1738–1744) On the interior of stand base (d): [1] "CB" below a fleur-de-lys on incised hark with pellets on either side, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] Crowned “Z”, impressed (date letter, 1739) [3] Crowned “A” with laurel leaves, impressed (charge mark, Paris, 1738–1744) crowned Z in shaped shield [Paris charge marks]; outside base rim: fox head control mark inside shaped shield [Paris discharge mark] On the interior rim of stand base (d): [1] "CB" below a fleur-de-lys on incised hark with pellets on either side, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] Crowned “Z”, impressed (date letter, 1739) [3] Crowned “A” with laurel leaves, impressed (charge mark, Paris, 1738–1744) On exterior rim of stand base (d): [1] Fox head facing left, impressed (discharge mark, Paris, 1738–1744) [2] Illegible mark within a shield, impressed On nozzle of the three-armed holder branch (e): [1] Crowned “Z”, impressed (date letter, 1739) [2] Crowned “A” with laurel leaves, impressed (charge mark, Paris, 1738–1744) [3] Fox head facing left, impressed (discharge mark, Paris, 1738–1744) [4] Illegible mark within a shield, impressed On upper side of drip pan leaf on terminal (f): [1] Fox head facing left, impressed (discharge mark, Paris, 1738–1744)

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