Pair of candlesticks

John Bache (active 1712 -)

National Maritime Museum

1712

Pair of admiralty 'launching' candlesticks. Engraved round each base:' At launchinng Her Maj.ts. Ship Ye Feurersham A 5th.Rate 22d July 1712 Burthen 561 Tuns 40 Guns 190 Men Built by Mr.John Philips Master Shipwright at Plymouth'.

• Medium: silver
• Dimensions: 19 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £750 ( Total: £2,760)
• ArtFunded in: 1974
• Vendor: C J Vander

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