Portuguese Silver Candlesticks with Floral Motifs
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Pair of Portugese silver candlesticks, c.1887-1937, marked, with flared sconce above a knopped stem, set above a square base raised on four shaped feet, decorated with floral and foliate motifs, total weight 328gm, height 14 cm (2)
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Sconce - A light attached to a wall. Originally a candle holder that is attached to a wall with an ornamental bracket and sometimes with a reflective back plate, but now applied to an electric light that has been inspired by that design.
In recent times the word has also come into use to desribe the candle holders on a candelabra.
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