A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS

Lot 177
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Lot 177 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS
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£ 10 000 – 15 000
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKSMARK OF MATTHEW BOULTON AND JOHN FOTHERGILL, CHESTER, 1768Tapering column form, with lion's masks and drapery swags on four pairs of feet above circular spreading filled bases, the vase-shaped sockets with Greek key banding and detachable nozzles, engraved to sides of bases 'MADE IN CHESTER A.D.1768 BY BOLTON (sic.) AND FOTHERGILL SILVERSMITHS', marked to sides of bases and drip pans11 1⁄4 in. (28.5 cm.) high Provenance Acquired from ADC Heritage Ltd, London, June 2002. Literature N. Goodison, Matthew Boulton: Ormolu, London, 2002, pp. 66-7, pl. 16. K. Quickenden, The Silver Society Journal, 'Lyon-faced candlesticks and candelabra', vol. 11, Autumn 1999, pp. 196-210.C. Vignon, C. Baulez, Pierre Gouthière: Virtuoso Gilder at the French Court, New York, 2016, pp. 216-217, cat. 20.
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