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323 English 18th Century Sterling Chamberstick
An 1820 sterling English chamberstick. The chamberstick has a rectangular shape with gadrooned borders on the base, removable bobeche and finger holder. It is nicely decorated on its base, removable bobeche, finger holder and snuffer. The decoration on the base has flowers in geometrical shape with flowers, and branches, while the finger holder has a … Continued
322 English 18th Century Sterling Chamberstick
A 1794 sterling English chamberstick. This rare chamberstick has a shell shape which narrows down at one edge and is bent to form the finger holder. It stands on three feet and is fluted through out the base, but the candle holder is plain with no decorations. The rim of the fixed bobeche has some … Continued
320 French 18th Century Silver Chamberstick
An early 18th century French silver chamberstick circa 1720-1740. The small round chamberstick has the typical early French design. It has a round base with a swirl rim, molded detail on the socket and a thumb grip handle with a finger placement. The The thumb grip has a shell design at its end and it … Continued
306 Spanish 18th Century Silver Chamberstick
A late 18th or early 19th century Spanish silver chamberstick. The chamberstick or palmatoria (in Spanish) has a gadrooned edge on the base and long handle. It is embossed with different leave patterns on the edges of the handle and is decorated with small half circles in the middle of the handle. The candle holder … Continued
305 Spanish 18th Century Silver Chamberstick
An early 18th or 17th century Spanish silver chamberstick. The chamberstick or palmatoria (in Spanish) is plain with no adornments. The edges are made from thin rolled silver sheet and the candle holder is open ended with a saw like ending to facilitate the placement of the candle. The long handle (17 cm), has … Continued
259 English 18th Century Copper Chamberstick
An 18th century English copper chamberstick. The chamberstick is a rolled sheet copper frying pan type chamberstick with the candle socket and the handle riveted to the base with copper rivets. The candle socket has a typical early 19th century slit to ease the removal of remainders of candles. The handle, which has a hole … Continued
245 Czech Republic 18th Century Iron Chamberstick
An 18th century Czech Republic steel chamberstick. This bohemian damascened and blued steel chamberstick was probabley made in the second quarter of the 18th century in Carlsbad now called Karlov Vary Czech Republic. The spa town of Carlsbad was well known in the 18th century for its fine steel work. The steel and brass fire … Continued
240 French 18th Century Silver Chamberstick
An 18th century French silver chamberstick . The chamberstick is a 16 sided polygon having alternate sides which slightly protrude or recede. It has reeded borders throughout its tray, bobeche and handle. The handle has a decoration of a branch where it joins the tray, and a shell at its end. The removable octagonal sided … Continued
235 Dutch 18th Century Brass Chamberstick
An 18th century Dutch brass chamberstick (Tinder Box). The tinderbox (which could be English rather than Dutch) is made of rolled sheet brass and the top is decorated with flowers and dots. The top has an inside fitter which was soldered to the top and provides a tight fit to close the top to the … Continued
232 Spanish 18th Century Brass Chamberstick
An 18th century Spanish Brass chamberstick. The round chamberstick has two concentric rings which lead to the elevated base for the hand turned screw of the candle holder and provide a tight fit. The candle holder also has several rings around it matching with the base of the chamberstick. The long handle and the shape … Continued
226 English 18th Century Sterling Chamberstick
A 1759 English chamberstick. A beautifully plain chamberstick typical of its era with no decorations or monograms. The chamberstick has its original removable bobeche and original snuffer. The chamberstick, snuffer, candle holder and stem all have gadrooned rims of a very delicate design. The thumb rest has a simple gadrooned design. The chamberstick is marked … Continued
224 Spanish 18th Century Silver Chamberstick
A 1740 (circa) Spanish silver chamberstick. The chamberstick is centered by a baluster pricket capital with a long rectangular handle terminating in shell and foliate motif. The long handle (18 cm), has a pair of pincer-type extinguishers on dependent chain slotting into two brackets beneath the handle, which is typical of Italian and Spanish chambersticks … Continued
185 Dutch 18th Century Silver Chamberstick
An 18th century miniature Dutch silver chamberstick. The miniature chamberstick is round and the pan has a sixfoil rim. Its handle is decorated and has a hole at the edge for hanging the chamberstick. Its candle holder is ringed similar to this type of Dutch miniatures. It has a Y mark on its handle and … Continued
180 Dutch 18th Century Brass Chamberstick
A sheet brass frying pan chamberstick which probably originated in the low countries and dates around the end of the 18th century. It has the decorative pan punchings which is extensive and the Fleur de Lis on the handle which are indicative of Dutch work. The handle has a pierced round hole for hanging. The … Continued
166 English 18th Century Sterling Chamberstick
A rare 1795 oval Georgian sterling chamberstick. The chamberstick has a handle and not a finger holder, which is extremely rare for English chambersticks of that period. The chamberstick has no decorations and its beauty lies in its plain, clean lines. It has the full set of English hallmarks, and the “u” letter for 1795. … Continued
140 English 18th Century Copper Chamberstick
An unusual copper frying pan chamberstick with steel socket and steel handle. The pan is a rolled over copper sheet with a steel socket which has soldered lugs or plain soldering into the copper pan. The chamberstick also has a steel handle which is attached to the pan by two copper rivets. The handle has … Continued
83 Dutch 18th Century Brass Chamberstick
A sheet brass frying pan chamberstick which is probably late 18th century and is Dutch or English. The handle is cast brass with a pierced hole for hanging. The socket which is also brass sheet is riveted to the base with copper rivets. The handle is also riveted to the pan with copper rivets. Similar … Continued
56 American 18th Century Brass Chamberstick
An early 18th-century American brass tinderbox chamberstick(although it could be Continental as well.) The tinderbox (bought in the USA) has a brass canister, lid and damper and a steel flint striker. The lid is quite flat, which is typical of the early 18th century; later in the 18th century the brass tinder boxes were mostly … Continued
21 Dutch 18th Century Brass Chamberstick
A rolled sheet brass Dutch from the late 17th or early 18th century. It has the most basic sheet brass form. The pan and socket are rolled brass. The handle rivets are probably copper replacements, but the socket rivets are the earlier rolled sheet type. The handle is pierced with a round hole for hanging. … Continued
18 Scottish 18th Century Brass Chamberstick
An 18th or 17th century cast brass Scottish chamberstick. The chamberstick is of a pierced heart form, both on the base and the top of the handle. It is inscribed Luckin Booth, Edinburgh, 1703. It is with sconce and long strap handle, inscribed Luckin Booth, Edinburgh, 1703. It is 23.5 cm. long and 8.5cm. wide. … Continued
17 French 18th Century Brass Chamberstick
An early 18th century French brass chamberstick circa 1720-1740. The chamberstick has a swirl rim with molded detail on the socket. The thumb grip is decorated with anthemion (palmette) detail and its underside is marked with an “A”. The candle holder socket is seamed and it screws onto the base on a coarse hand cut … Continued
9 English 18th Century Sterling Chamberstick
A 1769 English sterling chamberstick. The chamberstick is round with a gadroon edge on the round base as well as on the round finger holder. The bobeche is fixed and it stands on 3 legs. It does not have any feature for a snuffer. It has the silver marks for London, the letter D for … Continued
6 Italian 18th Century Silver Chamberstick
An 18th-century Italian silver chamberstick, made by Master Andrea Santini in Rome, 1790-1793. The chamberstick has a drip structure with its border decorated with small leaves. The circular base is slightly concave. In its center it rises up to support a circular, chalice-shaped candle holder, which repeats the decorative element from the border and at … Continued
1 Spanish 18th Century Brass Chamberstick
This 18th or 17th century Spanish Brass Chamberstick is well put together. Its Shaft with original hand-turned thread screws well into the base and the handle shows very little play with the saucer and is fastened with two brass rivets. The hand made handle shows unevenness and non symmetry. The rim of the saucer shows … Continued