Pair of Italian Silver Candlesticks
Italy
18th century
Sterling silver
8 1/2″ high x 4 1/2″ wide x 4 1/2″ deep
These mid-18th century Italian silver candlesticks bear a coat-of-arms engraved at the base, with a ducal cornet and symbols of a watchtower and bird in flight, suggesting their origin in the Papal States–or what is now the central Italian region that includes Umbria and Marche.