ID 829482
Lot 11 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT TAPERSTICKS
Estimate value
£ 800 – 1 200
MARK OF EBENEZER COKER, LONDON, 1760
On square stepped base with gadrooned border, the baluster stem with rococo shaped knop, the spool shaped socket with gadrooned rim, the nozzles chased with swirling flutes, engraved on base with crest and Earl's coronet above, marked on foot rims
6 1/4 in. (16 cm.) high
15 oz. 8 dwt. (480 gr.)
The crest is that of the Earl of Buckinghamshire.
Provenance
Probably Eleanor, Countess of Buckinghamshire (1777-1851), (née Eden) and by descent.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Gilding, Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Candlesticks |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Gilding, Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Candlesticks |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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