A pair of neoclassical silver candlesticks from the 19th century

Set of neoclassical candlesticks in silver color with embossed foil, featuring a round base and fluted stem decorated with leafy and geometric borders. Milanese pierced work, silversmith Francesco Liverti, 1820.

Minimal wear near the candle and on the base, consistent with 19th-century dating. 

Two antique candlesticks originate from a Lombard villa by Lake Como, where they were installed as lamps, which explains the small hole on the edge of the base. 

On the bases, there are marks of plows referring to the second silver hallmark (800/000), a symbol with seven triones referring to the Milan Guarantee Office between 1812-1872, and the F.L. silver mark associated with silversmith Francesco Liverti under the Cow mark on a round field, documented until 1820 in Milan. 

The candlesticks weigh approximately 276 grams and 291 grams respectively. 

The mark from 1812-1872 clearly reproduces a cow symbol and is attributed to silversmith Francesco Liverti. However, no documentation confirming this has been found, and the feature does not appear among deposits or registrations of Milanese marks. Nonetheless, it is very plausible, as Liverti, born August 14, 1765, to Ambrogio and Laura Reina, operated a shop from his home in the Bocchetto district at 2534. Francesco Liverti died in 1820, and his business was continued by his widow until 1828. Thanks to this mark, numerous neoclassical silverware pieces have been identified, all elegant and well-crafted… G. Sambonet, Milan 1987, p. 303.

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