Antique Fraget N Plaque Candlesticks Pair Silver Brass Tone 1890's #4221

  

Antique Fraget N Plaque Candlesticks Pair Silver Brass Tone 1890's-#4221. Each Measures: 12 5/8" Tall x 5 1/4" Base. You can turn them until they appear upright as we have shown in the variety of photographs. A widespread Fraget mark for marking the hollow ware made by galvanic silver deposition.

It consists of the inscription "FRAGET PLAQUE" ("FRAGET PLATE") inside the oval. The letter "N" in the centre of the oval means "silver deposition onto the brass surface".

The size of the oval varies between 5.2 mm x 7.9 mm and 7.3 mm x 10.5 mm. Above the oval is the coat of arms of Russian Empire - the two-headed eagle. Inside the small oval is the coat of arms of the coppersmiths' and bronze-smiths' corporation (two crossed hammers with a pair of compasses).