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2 Gorham Sterling Weighted 808 Puritan Convertible Candelabras POLISHED & CLEAN!
$ 145.19
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Description
Up for sale .... thisPair of Gorham Puritan Weighted Sterling Silver model 808 Convertible Candelabras
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Disclaimer:
Folks, we are yard sale bandits and auction pirates... NOT experts in quality silver pieces. These came from an estate in Western Pennsylvania and are the first sterling pieces I've ever cleaned. PLEASE... look over the pics closely and read the entire description to know what you're buying!
First....
These look like Lumiere' from Beauty and Beast. Just wanted to mention that. Not that I've been singing '
Be Our Guest
' while polishing them or anything if that's what you're suggesting....... but anyway...
THE CLEANING:
I used NEVR Dull and soft clean rags to polish these up and they came out great! Also NEVR Dull smells great and leads to singing while you work.... as a side note. These were not heavily tarnished and they cleaned quickly, but an expert may want to go at them a little more. The cups had a good bit of wax in them which is now removed, however there may be a tiny bit remaining. The original Gorham stickers remain on the bottoms, although they are well faded. Because of this I was more gentle there and didn't polish and clean as aggressively in order to preserve the stickers.... see the pics.
CONDITION:
There are minor dings on these pieces here and there. They are NOT perfect, and I've shown a few things up close in the pics. The largest flaw is that there is some wrinkling of the metal or a dent... on the base, at the top of the dome shaped part and just below the first bulged part. It extends part way around the shaft. I saw mention of a very similar defect in another listing, so perhaps it's common. Again.. not an expert. on the same one, there is a small ding on the very bottom edge of the base, which again is shown in the pics. None of the issues really take much away from the candelabras. They are beautiful and will look amazing in your home! Just understand that they are not flawless!
DESCRIPTION:
These are 11.5" tall and measure 10.5" across the arms. The arms are the best part making a beautiful and graceful swoop on each side! They weigh in at about 2 pounds each.
SHIPPING:
I will dismantle these for shipping to insure safe arrival. It takes 30 seconds to reassemble them and I'll include an instruction sheet for you! No worries! They will come to you shipped FREE and via FedEx, UPS or USPS Priority Mail, whichever service is cheapest to your location. They will be insured.
Thanks for looking and feel free to ask any questions you may have!
And.... don't forget be to brush up on your 'Beauty and the Beast' lyrics if you plan on doing some polishing! (I promise I won't tell anyone!)