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A Set of Four George II Silver Table Candlesticks, William Cafe, London, 1758

No reserve

Auction Closed

April 21, 08:50 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 8,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A Set of Four George II Silver Table Candlesticks, William Cafe, London, 1758


Of fluted baluster form with shell-decorated angles each engraved with two contemporary coats-of-arms in rococo cartouches, also with initials MW, the detachable nozzles crested, marked on bases, sconces, and three nozzles.


9⅛ in. (23 cm.) high

72 oz. (2,239 g)

Christie's New York, October 18, 1989, lot 119
Wolf Family Collection No. 0982 (acquired from the above)
One coat of arms is that of Willet in a lozenge; the second coat of arms is that of Miller of Oxenhoath, co. Kent, impaling Willet.