An outstanding rare suite of a pair of George III cast sterling silver two branch candelabra and matching pair of candlesticks by William Burwash, London 1814, each raised on a shaped circular base with rococo scrolls and mythical beast masks and heavily decorated foliate stems, two scroll arms, stiff leaf wax pans, rocaille shell sconces and mythical beast nozzles, The candelabra 46 cm high, the candlesticks 23 cm high, 7,710 grams
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- 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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