A very fine George III Childs Chamberstick made in Sheffield in 1783 by John Parsons & Company.
A very fine George III Childs Chamberstick made in Sheffield in 1783 by John Parsons & Company.
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The Chamberstick is modelled in a smaller size and was almost certainly for a child. This piece has a circular base with raised rim decorated with a double beaded band. The central shaft rises to a tulip shaped socket decorated with reeding. The pull-off nozzle displays an outer beaded band. This piece has a pretty beaded scroll handle, which has a reeded conical extinguisher attached to it. The chamberstick is in excellent condition, is well marked on all pieces and displays a set of contemporary script initials on the base, nozzle and extinguisher. This also represents an early piece of Sheffield silver, as the Assay office was first established in 1773.
Diameter: 3.6 inches, 9cm.
Height: 2.6 inches, 6.5 cm.
Weight: 5oz.
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