A silver taperstick is essentially a candlestick (or later a chamberstick) on a much smaller scale. The taper sticks are small, tapered candles that were used for a variety of purposes in the past. They were most commonly used for melting sealing wax to seal letters. The wax could be dazzled with an intaglio cut with initials or a peak at the place where it was dissolved.

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A Derby figure of a crested pheasant, modelled as an exotic…

Derby Crested Pheasant Taperstick, circa 1755

A Derby figure of a crested pheasant, modelled as an exotic bird with long head plume, painted in coloured enamels, on mounded scrolling base, adapted as a taperstick, circa 1755. Height 20 cm. Provenance: The Robin Barkla collection

George IV sterling silver taper stick with snuffer hallmarked…

Edinburgh Hallmarked George IV Sterling Silver Taper Stick

George IV sterling silver taper stick with snuffer hallmarked Edinburgh, 1830, Jm (Jonathan Milidge), of petit form, with detachable snuffer suspended via belcher link chain, total weight 63gm, height 4 cm and diameter 7 cm

Pair of Georgian V sterling silver Tapersticks by Garrard & Co,…

Georgian Style Sterling Silver Tapersticks by Garrard & Co

Pair of Georgian V sterling silver Tapersticks by Garrard & Co, in the Georgian style, London 1934, approx 317 grams

A Victorian silver desk standish, by Henry Wilkinson & Co.,…

Victorian Silver Desk Standish with Inkwell and Taper Stick

A Victorian silver desk standish, by Henry Wilkinson & Co., Sheffield 1856. 333gm, the scrolling oval tray with facetted glass inkwell, baluster taper stick and lidded ponce pot., a noted

Six sterling silver and plated table accessories including a…

Silver Table Accessories Set

Six sterling silver and plated table accessories including a taperstick marked ST. 925 4.2 cm high, a HMSS jar lid top, a perfume bottle with HMSS collar no lid, etc

Two enamel taper stick boxes, English, 18th/19th century the…

18th/19th Century English Enamel Taper Stick Boxes (Set of 2)

Two enamel taper stick boxes, English, 18th/19th century the largest 3 cm high, 7 cm diameter

Five various decorative brass items comprising a pair of…

Brass Decor Set: Candlesticks, Tapersticks & Fire Guard Ornament

Five various decorative brass items comprising a pair of candlesticks, a pair of tapersticks, and a miniature fire guard ornament

Two solid Continental silver miniature figures a taper stick…

Pair of Continental Silver Miniature Art Nouveau Figures

Two solid Continental silver miniature figures a taper stick holder and a Geschuzt Art Nouveau maiden, early to later 20th century, a woman in a diaphanous gown, her hands clasped behind her head, marked .800, and Geschuzt to foot rim, and a balletic nude…

Victorian hallmarked sterling silver desk stand. Two silver…

Victorian Sterling Silver Desk Stand with Inkwells and Stamp Box

Victorian hallmarked sterling silver desk stand. Two silver topped glass inkwells, central taper stick lidded stamp box and 2 pen recesses. Hallmarked Sheffield 1844, Henry Wilkinson & Co. W432g (without inkwells), height 11.5 cm, length 23 cm and depth…

A rare Queen Anne silver taper stick, the turned sconce on a…

Queen Anne Silver Taper Stick, London 1711

A rare Queen Anne silver taper stick, the turned sconce on a circular platform with plain flared and reeded rim, the single handle of broad ovoid form with double engraved crest and forked feathered arm supports. London 1711 by John Fawdery. 96gm,…

A George II silver taperstick by John Cafe, the knopped stem…

Georgian Silver Taperstick by John Cafe, London 1752

A George II silver taperstick by John Cafe, the knopped stem with shell shoulders, on a shaped square base with shell corners, the removable drip pan with conforming decoration. London 1752. Height 130 (5? inches), 170gm (6oz)

Pair late Victorian/Edwardian VII sterling silver tapersticks…

Fluted Sterling Silver Tapersticks on Square Bases (10 words)

Pair late Victorian/Edwardian VII sterling silver tapersticks with fluted knops on stepped shaped square bases, London, 1900 and 1906, maker T.B.

A pair of Georgian style silver taper sticks, William Charles…

Georgian-style Silver Taper Sticks, Sheffield, 1952

A pair of Georgian style silver taper sticks, William Charles Fordham & Albert Faulkner / Sheffield /, circa 1952, weighted, each with a slender baluster stem, rising to a flared drip pan, on a shaped square foot, 13.5 cm high

A fine George III sterling silver taperstick, London 1769, with…

Georgian Sterling Silver Taperstick, London 1769

A fine George III sterling silver taperstick, London 1769, with removable wax pan, tapered knob stem upon a square cast shell base. Height 13.5 cm. Weight 150grams

Antique Elkington silver plated taper stick circa 1860, in the…

Elkington Roman Sandal Taper Stick, 1860

Antique Elkington silver plated taper stick circa 1860, in the shape of a foot in Roman sandal, gilded highlights, factory mark & diamond shaped registration mark to base, 14 cm long approx

A pair of cast Georgian style sterling silver tapersticks with…

Georgian Sterling Silver Tapersticks with Shell Motifs

A pair of cast Georgian style sterling silver tapersticks with shell motifs to base 370 g 13.5 height

A rare Georgian glass library taperstick, circa 1760-1770…

Georgian Glass Library Taperstick, 1760-1770

A rare Georgian glass library taperstick, circa 1760-1770 facetted and with scalloped rims, 14.5 cm high

A pair of early cast George III sterling silver candlesticks /…

Georgian Shell Sterling Silver Candlesticks

A pair of early cast George III sterling silver candlesticks / tapersticks with shell motifs to base by Ebeneser Coker of London 1765 370gm 13.5 high

Candle stick, Ebenezer Coker, London, 1758 George II sterling…

George II Sterling Silver Taperstick, London 1758

Candle stick, Ebenezer Coker, London, 1758 George II sterling silver cast taperstick facetted and knop stem with fluted shoulders and spool capitals terminating in a shaped and moulded square base with sunken well, engraved with a crest. Height 11 cm…