A set of 4, 18th century, French, brass pique-cierges
10841
Each with a turned stem terminated by a circular ogeed drip-pan, on a triform stepped base with paw and ball feet, three with a crowned R mark to the base.
According to Nigel Weekes the crowned R is a French mark associated with the same period as the crowned C (1745-49). It might be found on objects made earlier as they were being presented for sale at that period.
18th Century
1750
French
Nigel Weekes, "Some observations on the crowned R mark", the Antique Metalware Society Journal, volume 11, june 2003. According to Nigel Weekes the crowned R is a French mark associated with the same period as the crowned C (1745-49). It might be found on objects made earlier as they were being presented for sale at that period.
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