VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED THREE-ARM CANDELABRA - CANADIAN, ABBEY PLATE OLD ENGLISH REPRODUCTION, CIRCA 1880-1900

AN ELEGANT THREE-ARM CANDELABRA IN THE VICTORIAN TRADITION, MANUFACTURED BY ABBEY PLATE OF CANADA AS PART OF THEIR OLD ENGLISH REPRODUCTION LINE. THE PIECE EXEMPLIFIES THE ORNAMENTAL AESTHETIC OF THE LATE 19TH CENTURY WITH ITS ELABORATE CAST METAL BASE AND GRACEFULLY CURVED ARMS TERMINATING IN FLARED BOBECHE-STYLE CANDLE CUPS.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: SILVER PLATE OVER BASE METAL
- BASE: ORNATELY CAST WITH SCROLLWORK, SHELL MOTIFS, AND ACANTHUS LEAF DETAILING CHARACTERISTIC OF VICTORIAN DESIGN
- ARMS: THREE CURVED ARMS OF UNIFORM LENGTH, EACH SUPPORTING A REMOVABLE CANDLE CUP WITH DECORATIVE FLARED RIM
- CANDLE CUPS: CAST METAL WITH ORNAMENTAL DETAILING, DESIGNED TO CATCH DRIPPING WAX
- MAKER'S MARK: STAMPED TO UNDERSIDE OF BASE READING 'ABBEY PLATE OLD ENGLISH REPRODUCTION CANADA'

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 17CM
- WIDTH (ARM TO ARM): 22 CM
- DEPTH: 12 CM

CONDITION: THE CANDELABRA PRESENTS IN FAIR CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE SILVER PLATE SURFACE DISPLAYS MODERATE TARNISHING WITH AREAS OF DARKER OXIDATION, PARTICULARLY VISIBLE ON THE BASE AND LOWER ARMS. HIGH POINTS OF THE ORNAMENTAL CASTING SHOW MINOR WEAR THROUGH TO THE UNDERLYING BASE METAL, A CHARACTERISTIC FEATURE OF SILVER PLATE PIECES OF THIS ERA. THE INTERIOR OF EACH CANDLE CUP RETAINS RESIDUE FROM PREVIOUS CANDLE USE. ALL STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS REMAIN SOUND WITH NO SPLITS, CRACKS, OR SIGNIFICANT DENTS. THE THREE ARMS ARE SECURELY ATTACHED AND THE BASE IS STABLE. NO PROFESSIONAL RESTORATION HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN; THE PIECE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL UNRESTORED PATINA.

PROVENANCE: ABBEY PLATE WAS A CANADIAN MANUFACTURER OF SILVER PLATED WARES OPERATING IN THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES, PRODUCING REPRODUCTIONS OF ENGLISH PERIOD DESIGNS FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET. THIS CANDELABRA IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIR OLD ENGLISH REPRODUCTION LINE, WHICH DREW INSPIRATION FROM GEORGIAN AND VICTORIAN PRECEDENTS.

NOTES: THIS IS A SILVER PLATED PIECE, NOT SOLID SILVER. THE BASE METAL BENEATH THE PLATE IS VISIBLE AT WEAR POINTS. THE CANDELABRA WOULD BENEFIT FROM GENTLE CLEANING TO RESTORE LUSTRE, THOUGH THE CURRENT PATINA IS HISTORICALLY APPROPRIATE AND AUTHENTIC TO THE PIECE'S AGE. SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR FUNCTIONAL USE WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE CANDLES.

Item Size: Height: 17cm, Width: 22cm, Depth: 11cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
993598+10

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