Vintage Circa 1920-1940 Benedict Proctor Canadian Silverplated Candlestick 24.5cm High Heavy 920g

A BEAUTIFUL DECORATIVE SILVERPLATED CANDLESTICK HOLDER MADE IN CANADA BY BENEDICT PROCTOR. VINTAGE CIRCA 1920-1940. IT IS AN EARLY TWENTY FIRST CENTURY REPRODUCTION OF TYPICAL EARLY GEORDIAN ERA (1714-1740S) TYPE CANDLESTICK HOLDER.
 
THIS BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE ITEM IS ORNATELY DECORATED AROUND A SQUARE FLUTED BASE WITH FLORAL, LEAF AND SCROLL WORK IN RAISED RELIEF.  THIS EXQUISITE PATTERN IS REPEATED UPON TWO SQUARE NODULES SITUATED AT INTERVENING INTERVALS ALONG THE STEM AS WELL AS ON THE SQUARE CANDLE SOCKET AT THE APEX.
 
A RARE EXAMPLE OF CANADIAN EXPERTISE IN THE CRAFTING OF LEAD WITH SILVER PLATE. THIS IS NOT A COMBINATION OFTEN ENCOUNTERED BUT IT HAS PRODUCED A SUPERB AND DECORATIVE CANDLESTICK. THE CANDLESTICK IS HEAVY AND WEIGHS 920G.
 
MARKINGS: THE ITEM IS STAMPED UNDERNEATH -- "BP" IN A DIAMOND FRAME, THEN "CANADA, 2447 AND EP LEAD
Benedict Proctor Mfg Co of Trenton, Ontario. They opened in 1913 and closed in 1982; from 1917 on they were out of Trenton, Ontario.

SIZE: 11CM SQUARISH BASE 24.5CM HIGH (UP TO NOZZLE)
WEIGHT 920G
 
CONDITION: SOME PLATING HAS WORN OFF. STRUCTURALL IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
CANDLESTICK HISTORY:
THE USE OF CANDLESTICKS IS DOCUMENTED SINCE THE ANTIQUE GREEK PERIOD AND THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
British candlesticks have been produced in all periods but it is just after the restoration of monarchy (1660) that in England survived a sufficient number of pieces to allow scholars to describe in details their evolution in style and shape.
The history of cast candlesticks in England formally begins with the introduction of the Britannia standard for silver wrought plate (end of XVII century) that attracted the attention of the craftsman to cast work, the softer metal not lending itself to the hammer.
Cast candlesticks were generally produced by soldering (later on using screws and iron rods) different parts, individually obtained by casting: the base; the stem, casted in two separated part and then soldering the two halves; and, occasionally, the sconces. Nozzles, if there are, were the only part produced by hammering or by combine hammering and casting.
IT MUST BE NOTED THAT CAST CANDLESTICKS WERE ALSO PRODUCED, MAINLY AS REPRODUCTION OF ANTIQUE ITEMS, IN THE VICTORIAN ERA AND DURING THE XX CENTURY.
Cast candlesticks were generally shorter and heavier than the hammered ones. Their size and weight varied considerably during time. From 1700 to 1735 candlestick were about 15-18 cm tall. FROM 1735 TO 1760 THEY WERE 19-23 CM TALL, TO REACH 14-28 CM IN THE LATE EXAMPLES (AROUND 1775 - 1780).
WEIGHT WAS ALWAYS HIGH, RANGING FROM 600-900 G PER PAIR FOR THE SHORTEST AND TO 900 - 1,350 G OR MORE PER PAIR FOR THE TALLEST ONES.
INTERESTINGLY THEIR SHAPE HAD MUCH IN COMMON WITH THE CONTEMPORARY STANDING CUPS.
 
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