A pair of candlesticks, D. José I, King of Portugal (1750-1777), 833/1000 silver, decoration en relief "Spirals and twists", Portuguese, small wear signs, small hole on one candle guard and restoration on a stem next to the base of a candlestick,, mark of official judge of Porto (1768-1810), maker's mark of João Coelho de Sampaio (1742-1784). Notes: vd. ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de; CARLOS, Rita - "Inventário de Marcas de Pratas Portuguesas e Brasileiras - Século XV a 1887". Lisbon: IN-CM, 2018, P-15.0 and P-321.0b; SOUSA, Gonçalo de Vasconcelos e - “Dicionário de ourives e lavrantes da prata do Porto, 1750-1825”, Civilização Editora, 2005, pp. 457 to 466. Copies with identical decoration are represented in the Jewelery Guide, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, 1975, p. 38, fig. 172. Copies of the same maker's mark sold on March 27th 2023 vd: https://www.cml.pt/leiloes/2023/220-leilao/1-sessao/415/par-de-casticais-de-base-quadrada, Dim. - 29 cm; Peso - 1.634 g.