A fine pair of George III sterling silver four-light candelabra, London 1800 by Robert Sharp

The domed cavetto circular bases with a gadrooned section leading to a quarter fluted cylindrical column topped by a stepped section below a leaf capped urn form knop. Thence with removable trifurcated branches of three leaf capped bifurcated scroll arms, the coiled undersides centred with a rosette. Each arm terminating in a broad circular sconce with fluted rounded underside and a stepped interior. The central section with a lead capped urn topped with a similar stepped capital. Herringbone rims throughout. The hollow bases engraved with a quartered coat of arms with a cadency mark for a second son impaling another. The bases and the branch section engraved with out of a circlet of pales ermine, a cubit arm erect habited indented, holding a paper scroll. Fully marked to bases and part-marked to each scrolling section. (2)

Height – 48.3 cm / 19 inches

Weight – 6425 grams / 206.57 ozt

The arms are for Scott quartering Eyre quartering another quartering Scott impaling Packe

The crest is slight variant for Scott

For Sir Edward Henry Scott (1842-1883), the 5th Baronet of Lytchet Minster in the County of Dorset and Emelie Packe (1841-1922). They were married on the 6^th June 1865 at the Parish Church of St Nicholas, Twyford in the County of Norfolk. Edward was the second son of Sir Claude Edward Scott (1804-1874), the 3rd Baronet of Lytchet Minster and his wife, Mary Buckworth (1820-1844).

Emelie was the youngest daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Packe (1786-1859), of Twyford Hall, Twyford in the County of Norfolk and his wife, Eliza Isham (1800-1895) the daughter of Rev. Vere Isham (1774-1845). Edward became the 5th Baronet upon the death of his elder brother, Sir Claude Edward Scott (1840-1880), the 4th Baronet on the 28^th June 1880.