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Pair of custom made English candelabras in Repousse and in the design of the English Georgian Period (1714 to 1830). Heights overall, 18-1/2". Shaped horizontal arms: 14". Shaped diameter bases: 6". Capacity for arms, each 3 candles. One hallmark consists of a Lion Passant, a capital size date letter S, a King's Head looking to the right and the letters J M, James Morton, 1814. One hallmark consists of a Leopard's Head crowned, a capital size date letter P, a Lion Passant, a King's Head looking to the right, and the letter T R, T. Robins, 1807. One hallmark consists of the letters W.P., William Pitts, 1786. Please Note: Under one of the shaped horizontal three candle arms and in its round shaped groove is a hidden and secret script engraving, depicting the name of William Earl Nelson, June, 1813, who is the brother of Horatio Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), Vice Admiral in the English Navy. Research: William Nelson, first Earl Nelson (1757-1835), brother of Horation Viscount Nelson (q.v.) ; M.A. Christ's College, Cambridge, 1781; rector of the Brandon Parva, 1784; chaplain to the Borcas, 1784-6; D.D. Cambridge and Oxford, 1802; prebendary of Canterbury, 1803; succeeded his brother to second Baron Nelson, 1805; created Viscount Merton and Earl Nelson, 1805; on good terms with Lady Hamilton; succeeded in the title by his nephew. Research: The date of 1814 for James Morton, the date of 1807 for T. Robins, the date of 1786 for William Pitts, and the hidden and secret script engraving in the groove under one of the shaped three candles arms, depicting the name of William Earl Nelson, June, 1813, indicates this pair of candelabras were probably made to order and exclusively for William Earl Nelson.