Pair of Paktong Chambersticks
ENGLAND, CIRCA 1750
8.5 x 12 x 13.25 cm
3 ¼ x 4 ¾ x 5 ¼ in
3 ¼ x 4 ¾ x 5 ¼ in
7194
Each with a seamed, waisted socket with two decorative milled bands, raised on a turned knop stem, with drip pan with an open, scrolled handle, with a milled edge. After...
Each with a seamed, waisted socket with two decorative milled bands, raised on a turned knop stem, with drip pan with an open, scrolled handle, with a milled edge.
After 1730, chambersticks with long handles were replaced with a design incorporating a scroll handle, which was less likely to be upset and was riveted to a shallower pan.
Paktong is a scarce Chinese alloy combining copper, zinc and nickel; the last, giving it its sought-after bright silver colour, was not identified in the west until the second half of the 18th century. Paktong was imported in small quantities during the 18th century and was used by European craftsmen to make domestic objects which imitated silverware.
After 1730, chambersticks with long handles were replaced with a design incorporating a scroll handle, which was less likely to be upset and was riveted to a shallower pan.
Paktong is a scarce Chinese alloy combining copper, zinc and nickel; the last, giving it its sought-after bright silver colour, was not identified in the west until the second half of the 18th century. Paktong was imported in small quantities during the 18th century and was used by European craftsmen to make domestic objects which imitated silverware.