Light shed on the Arctic
This 2ft 6in (75cm) high five-light candelabrum hallmarked for Sheffield 1844 and the firm Creswick & Co (Thomas, James and Nathaniel Creswick) is both an impressive example of early Victorian table silver and a memento of the heroic era of polar exploration.
As detailed to the inscription, it was awarded in 1845 to Sir John Barrow (1764-1848) on his retir…