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Pair of candlesticks; 9`` tall, London, date letter for 1892.
Horace Woodward & Co (Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor) 1884..1892
(registered Jul 1883)
Great Charles Street, Birmingham
Recorded address in Birmingham; hallmarked for London, workshop in London?

Hi AG2012,

At this time they did have London showrooms at 38, Holborn Viaduct, but this is not the reason for London hallmarking. At this period of time, Birmingham had developed a bad reputation for cheaply made shoddy goods, although there were many excellent manufacturers in that city, it was the bad ones that that everyone associated with it. London, though, had a fine reputation, and this would have been the reason why Woodward's would have chosen to have their better pieces hallmarked there. A London hallmark enhanced their product.

Regards, Trev.

Hi Trev,
Very valuable information, indeed. Have seen really poor late Victorian pieces and sometimes could not believe my eyes; very thin weighted sterling.
Best regards

Hi All, herewith an example of high quality, just polished it.
Victorian caster of light-house form with screw top embossed with scrolls and foliage, gilt interior, London year letter O for 1889-1890 (2 May 1890 - 28 May 1890). Maker's mark of Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor (H. Woodward & Co.) Length of caster 13.5 cm / 5.32 inch. Diameter 4.7 cm / 1.85 inch. Weight of caster 111 grams / 3.92 ounces.







Best,

Peter