Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection
Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection
A SET OF SIX GEORGE III SILVER TABLE CANDLESTICKS, JOHN PARSONS & CO., SHEFFIELD, 1791
Auction Closed
December 11, 04:05 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A SET OF SIX GEORGE III SILVER TABLE CANDLESTICKS, JOHN PARSONS & CO., SHEFFIELD, 1791
with tapered and fluted stems, urn shaped sconces and circular gadrooned bases, lightly lobed and engraved with the Berkeley crest, wooden bases, loaded
31.3cm., 12¼in. high
Possibly acquired for the marriage of Robert Berkeley (1764-1845) and Apollonia Lee (1772-1806) in 1792
Inventory, 1949, 'CANDLESTICKS, a set of six Adams design with bats wing fluting, George 3rd, 1790, Sheffield Hall Mark, by John Parsons and Co.' in the Strong Room