PAIR VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED THREE-LIGHT CONVERTIBLE CANDELABRA BY ELKINGTON & CO.,Mid-to-late 19th century. Circular base, supporting baluster-form standard; extending two scrolling candlearms, central light; each with urn-form nozzle and conforming bobeche; converts to single candlestick; with applied foliate decoration allover - 20 1/4 in. high. Estimate $300-500
PROVENANCE: Property of a Virginia gentleman. Acquired while living in Beijing in the 1980s.
One arm has a bent nozzle. The central nozzle of the other candlearm is bent. The bobeches have a loose fit as well as two drip pans. The plating is even - there are no areas of significant wear. One stick nozzle has been filled with wax to create a tight fit, as a result the candlearm does not want to fully insert and easily becomes stuck.
