Featured Silver (?) candlesticks

Hi all. I found these today and hope they are what I thought they might be. I picked them up,looked them over ,set them down and left. Got to my car and kept thinking "13 ,Isnt that for loth?" so I u-turned and walked back in and got them. They are 12 inches high and 4 wide at base.I think they are beautiful,what say you? Am I right ? Are they real silver ? Id love to find out the age. The fact they are hollow intrigued me,as did the lead weight on the bottom of the one. Love to hear yalls input !

 

Few more pics....
Odd marks?


lead bottom

 

Yes. 13 is usually associated with the loth system of fineness measurement.

 

13/16 lothig equals .813 fineness. So if you're planning on scraping them make sure you don't use a sterling .925.

 

Looks very nice!!!

 

Too pretty to scrap. I keep the pretty stuff! What do you think these marks are ?

 

Wish I could tell you but I have no idea.

 

Can't help with the marks, but they are gorgeous!!!

 

The mark looks right to me, are there any other stamps/makers marks?

Here's a very similar stamp on a piece, all my searches are landing on German or Austro-Hungarian pieces:

https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/34868...lver-13-loth-silver-germany-18th-19th-century

 

Here we go:

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/d...840s-german-silver-candlesticks/id-f_8388083/

 

Johnny - why do you say that the bottom is lead?

 

So gorgeous!! I'm glad you went back for them.
A great find @johnnycb09 !

 

NICE PICKIN' there @johnnycb09 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Finally one of us found something! Score!

 

Thank you all SO much ! I am gobsmacked ! And absolutely thrilled at the age ! I cant believe Hoodwill let those slip thru at $4.99 each with 40% off ! Bakersgma,I assume its lead but who knows what that metal weighing the one down is ? Part of what I call "the vultures" were actually there and how they missed these I'll never know. They miss nothing ! Thanks to this board I knew the 13 was something (if I couldnt quite recall what!) and yet another example of how much Ive learned from you all.

 

it's likely lead...but since it's on the outside and not internal that may have thrown others off it !!!!
but not you ......

 

There is "H 111 " on 3 of them,and what looks like roman numerals for 12(?) xII .I couldnt find any other marks so far,but I havent polished them yet.

 

Not me,Us ! Until I read it on here,I had no idea about Loth markings. That wasnt so long ago either . Always learning.

 

I have never seen an item made or partially made from silver or plate that had a part that was lead. Spelter maybe, but lead no.