MEXICO 18th century, dated 1764 Four altar candelabras in suite (candeleros), in plain silver and their bobèches. Baluster-shaped, they rest on a circular base with several staves. Engraved on the rim of each: "Ocoxtlan. Pueb. - Ano de 1764" - for the city of San Francisco Ocotlan in the state of Puebla. Weight: 1148 - 1257 - 1349 - 1206 g - total: 4960 g - height: 33.7 cm - base diameter: 16.7 cm Marks: striches on reverse, master goldsmith's mark : LIN-CR in all letters A pair of altar torches of a similar model, by the same silversmith, are in the collections of the Museum of New Mexico. It is dated 1729, engraved on the rim "SON DE LA ARCHCOERA DADE S. SMO/DE LA YGLESIA DE ESTA NUEBA DERA CRUZ/ANO DE 1729". Book consulted: Spanish Colonial Silver by Leona Davis Boylan, page 85, figure 6.