This pair of William III silver candlesticks with hallmarks for London 1699, and the maker’s mark SM under a bird came for sale at Potteries Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) in Stoke-on-Trent on November 11-13.
“Surplus to requirements from a magnificent Midlands hall, and never having been on the market in generations”, they are engraved with a coat of arms and weigh around 24oz.