A silver gilt five-light candelabrum with two pairs of lotus and acanthus scroll branches, on a baluster stem and fluted drum, flanked by two seated griffins and two athéniennes with spiralling serpents around the bases; on a shaped plinth with rounded ends and shell feet. The underside is engraved with the Royal coat of arms in reverse. This pair of candelabra have undergone a number of transformations. It seems that the pair began life in 1811 as a single object described in the inventory of Carlton House as 'a superb Ornament piece of Plate to receive Dish or Basket for the Sideboard, or Centre of Table, composed of four Griffins winged on a richly chased Base with Lamp in Centre'. The single piece was converted into a pair of candelabra in 1818. The base plates, engraved with the royal coat of arms in reverse and designed to be seen in a mirror plateau on the dining table, were added in 1820.