A pair of Dutch silver-gilt candlesticks, Andries Grill, The Hague, 1648
Auction Closed
December 4, 03:22 PM GMT
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
in the form of male and female children, as personifications of Summer and Autumn, riding on dolphins, on triform bases, cast and chased with fleshy drapery, fantastical masks and lobate scrolls, surmounted by detachable nozzles and drip-pans decorated in the same manner, the bases engraved with contemporary initials CvAS, marked on bases, also with 1795 Amsterdam tax, and 1806-10 control marks for the Kingdom of Holland.
19cm, 7½in. high
699gr., 22½oz
This lot is in free circulation in the United Kingdom. Please disregard the double dagger symbol in the printed catalogue.
A British collection since the 1970s
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