Lot 254
  • 254

A Pair of Victorian Silver Four-light Candelabra, R. & S. Garrard, London, 1838-40

Estimate
180,000 - 220,000 USD
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Description

  • height 28in. (71.2cm)
raised on undulating circular bases with shellwork between acanthus-capped scroll supports, the stems richly cast, chased and textured as seated male and femald bacchic figures with attributes including a goat, panther,  thrysus, syrinx, ewer and cup, each supporting a putto holding a basket of grapes rising to scrolling grapevine branches, the drip-pans modeled as large grapeleaves, sconces decorated with overlapping leaves, removable nozzles, marked on bases, branches and nozzles, bases dated 1840, branches 1838, one nozzle 1851

Catalogue Note

A nearly identical pair of 1825 candelabra with different bases and applied with the arms of William 6th Duke of Devonshire, K.G. was sold in the sale of Highly Important Old English and French Silver from the Chatsworth Collection at Christie's, London on 25 June 1958, lot 20.  Another pair of candelabra of the same date and a pair of 1245-25 centerpieces with matching figural stems remain in the collection at Chatsworth.  A pair of 1823-26 candelabra with the bases identical to those in the Chatsworth collection, and with the arms of Le Marchant impaling Smith was sold recently by Sotheby's, London, on 18 December 2007, lot 158.  Another similar and slightly smaller three-light model is in the Jerome and Rita Gans Collection of English Silver at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.