Two silver-gilt candlesticks, one unmarked, the other Robert Garrard, London, 1840
Lot Closed
May 23, 02:47 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Two silver-gilt candlesticks,
one unmarked, the other Robert Garrard, London, 1840
In the form of a seated sheep-skin-clad figure holding a shell or horn, with finger raised to his mouth as if pondering, with unscrewing nozzles engraved with the crest and coronet of George Spencer, 4th Duke (1739-1817) and the monogram of George III within the motto of the Order of the Garter below a royal crown.
15.5cm., 6 1/4in. high
1178gr., 31 1/2oz.
The current lot is one of three pairs known in this model, all with the mark of Robert Garrard (apart from the present single unmarked example) and ranging from 1813 to 1840. The are signs that the 1840 Garrard example here has been cast from the unmarked example which may be the original for the other two pairs.
Sotheby's, London, 19th July 1982, lot 230 (with nozzles on the base).
Christie's, New York, 21st April 1998, lot 182 (and later Bonhams, London,18th June 2014, lot 121.)
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