James II. An important pair of James II Candlesticks made in London in 1686, maker's mark of TD in script, for Thomas Dymock.
James II. An important pair of James II Candlesticks made in London in 1686, maker's mark of TD in script, for Thomas Dymock.
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The large, stepped, octagonal bases are decorated with a band of bat wing pattern. The bases rise to an octagonal platform with tapering fluted columns above. The top displays crenelated nozzles, each marked with a maker's mark. The bottom of each column displays a full set of hallmarks. The maker's mark of TD in script is illustrated and written up in "Silversmiths in Elizabethan & Stuart London" by David Mitchell, pages 517-8. It is attributed to Thomas Dymock. The Candlesticks are in excellent condition and have a fine colour.
Candlesticks from this early date are extremely rare and do not really exist in silver prior to the Restoration in 1660. A near identical pair, by the same maker, were sold at Woolley and Wallis on 24th April, 2018, making £ 62,000, plus the buyer's premium. A James II pair, with a similar feel to the design, are contained in the collection of York Minster and are on display in the Minster Undercroft.
Height: 9.5 inches, 23.75 cm.
Base Diameter: 7.5 inches, 18.75 cm
Weight: 38oz, the pair.
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