Candlestick

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This silver candlestick, dated 1757-8, was made by Edinburgh silversmith William Dempster.

Cast silver baluster candlestick with an acanthus-like stem, by W. Dempster, Edinburgh, 1757 - 1758, inscribed "Virtute et Labore" at the base of the stem

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-953-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 680
• Date: 1757 - 1758
  1757-8
  
• Material: Cast silver. Inscription: W D; [Edinburgh mark]; [date mark]; at base of stem: VIRTUTE ET LABORE around a lion rampant?
  
• Dimensions: 213 mm H x 133 mm base D
  
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• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: W. Dempster, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
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