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Pair Antique American Pewter Acorn-Knob 7 1/2
Pair Antique American Pewter Acorn-Knob 7 1/2
Pair Antique American Pewter Acorn-Knob 7 1/2
Pair Antique American Pewter Acorn-Knob 7 1/2
Pair Antique American Pewter Acorn-Knob 7 1/2

Pair Antique American Pewter Acorn-Knob 7 1/2" Candlesticks

$ 208.56

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Type: Candlesticks & Candelabras
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Pattern: Acorn-knob shaft
  • Condition: minor imperfections consistent with age and use. 1 socket join re-soldered long ago. See pics.
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Composition: Pewter
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Age: ca. 1830s-1840s

    Description

    Here's a true pair of antique American pewter candlesticks--7 1/2" high--and featuring the popular "acorn-knob" shaft favored by several makers from New York (J. Weeks) and New England  (TBM, Gleason, Dunham).  The knob on these shafts appears identical to that used as a font for one of Rufus Dunham's signed "sparking" lamps in my collection.  Signed Dunham candlesticks with this style of shaft are usually shorter (in the 6"-range), however.  For some unknown reason, these taller ones have not been reported with a Dunham mark, although I've encountered 2 pairs and several single unmarked examples over the past three decades.   They can be confidently dated, however, to the second quarter of the 1800s.