"Cambrai Around 1760, Candlesticks In Sterling Silver, Jj Pierquint"
Sumptuous pair of solid silver candlesticks from the Louis XV period, with a three-sided base that extends into the shaft and the Binet. The bell, high and of accentuated shape, takes up the three sides of the foot composed of gradations of ogee accompanied by nets. Master goldsmith: Jacques-Joseph PIERQUINT, received mastership around 1750. Hallmarks of the city of Cambrai around 1760. Hallmarked on the reverse of the umbilicus and on the binet. Weight: 1365 g - They are a very nice height: 26.5 cm, a little taller than is usually the case. Silverware with Hallmarks of Cambrai is extremely rare.....