Towle 6020 Sterling Candlesticks Pair, Chippendale Style

This pair of Towle 6020 sterling candlesticks has a short trumpet form with weighted and reinforced construction and raised decorative borders around the circular bases.

Both candlesticks show significant dark tarnish, surface oxidation, and visible surface wear, while Pam reports no dents.

The floral and acanthus scroll borders give the pair a Chippendale inspired look suited to a traditional dining table, mantel, or sterling silver collection.

Details

• Item: Pair of short trumpet candlesticks
• Item Type: Sterling silver weighted candlesticks
• Era: Mid 20th century, approximately 1950s to 1970s
• Materials: Sterling silver outer shell with weighted and reinforced interior construction
• Color: Silver with dark grey and black tarnish
• Maker and Mark: Towle. Bases marked TOWLE STERLING, WEIGHTED & REINFORCED, 6020
• Pattern or Model: 6020
• Style: Short trumpet form with Chippendale inspired floral, scroll, and acanthus leaf relief
• Dimensions: Each approximately 4 inches tall, 3 3/4 inches in diameter at the base, and 1 3/4 inches in diameter at the candle holder. Product weight 1 pound 5 ounces
• Special Features: Matching pair with weighted and reinforced construction and raised decorative base borders

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• Graded Good: Both candlesticks are complete and usable with clear signs of age and surface wear.
• The matching bases retain crisp raised floral, scroll, and acanthus leaf decoration around the borders.
• The TOWLE STERLING, WEIGHTED & REINFORCED, and 6020 marks remain readable on the undersides.
• Pam reports no dents, and the photos show both candlesticks standing upright with their overall forms intact.

Issues / Wear

• Both candlesticks have significant tarnish and oxidation, including dark grey and black areas across the cups, stems, bases, and decorative borders.
• Surface scratching, rubbing, and uneven areas of tarnish are visible throughout both pieces.
• The undersides show scratches, darkened areas, and general surface wear around the bases.
• The candle cups show dark tarnish and residue around the rims and interiors.

Condition Grade Key

• Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
• Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
• Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
• Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

Collector's Notes

Towle marked these candlesticks with both the sterling designation and the weighted and reinforced construction wording. Those underside marks give a collector direct identification without relying on the decorative style alone.

The compact proportions make them easy to use as a pair without taking over a tabletop setting.

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Please Note

These pieces come from estate collections and have been surface cleaned. You may wish to perform additional cleaning depending on your preference.

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