A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS

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11.02.2026 00:00UTC +00:00
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VeranstaltungsortVereinigtes Königreich, London
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ID 1536714
Los 100 | A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS
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$ 20 000 – 30 000
A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF THOMAS ELLERTON AND RICHARD SIBLEY, LONDON, 1804, AFTER A MODEL BY PIERRE GOUTHIERE
Each on circular bases with berried laurel borders, tapered rectangular shafts above lion paw feet, wrapped with drapery swags below lion masks, the campana shaped sconces with Greek-key borders, with detachable circular nozzles with berried laurel rims, fully marked on undersides and nozzles, sconces with lion passant and tax mark
13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm.) high
192 oz. 6 dwt. (5,981 gr.)




Provenance

With S.J. Shrubsole, New York.
Acquired by Irene Roosevelt Aitken from the above, 23 February 2011.



Literature

For examples and discussion of this model, see:
K. Quickenden, 'Lyon-Faced' Candlesticks and Candelabra', The Silver Society Journal, no. 11, Autumn 1999, pp. 196-210.
C. Vignon and C. Baulez, Pierre Gouthiere: Virtuoso Gilder at the French Court, New York, 2016, no. 20, pp. 216-217.



Exhibited

New York, The International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show, 21-28 October 2010, on the stand of S.J. Shrubsole.
New York, The Winter Antique Show, 21-30 January 2011, on the stand of S.J. Shrubsole.
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