A pair of George IV silver candlesticks, Craddock & Reid, London, 1821
Lot Closed
May 23, 02:46 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A pair of George IV silver candlesticks,
Craddock & Reid, London, 1821
After a Frederick Kandler model, the corners of the shaped-square bases with male and female masks evoking the four seasons, the stems decorated with lion masks, flowers and scrolls, the removable drip-pans with floral ornament.
30.5cm., 12in. high
2370gr., 76oz.
A group of four candlesticks of this model, Craddock & Reid, London 1819/20, was sold by Sotheby's, New York, 28 December 1987, lot 189.
For the set by Kandler see Sotheby's, New York, 12 April 1984, lot 327 and also Arthur Grimwade, Rococo Silver 1727-1765, p. 73A, p.55.
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