Property of a Gentleman (Lots 127-135)
A pair of William & Mary silver candlesticks, maker's mark WI, London, 1692
Auction Closed
May 22, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The bases with flute and gadroon borders and ornamented with winged putti masks connected by swags of fruit, the knopped stems with matching fruit and rising acanthus leaves, the nozzles also with rising acanthus leaves, with two later acanthus leaf drip-pans, Robert Garrard, London, 1824, marked on bases and nozzles.
Height 19cm., 7½in.
1581gr., 50¾oz
On loan at 10 Downing St from the late 1980s until 2008.
The unidentified silversmith WI with star below is illustrated in Jackson's (Pickford edition) on p.137, seen on a tankard and a two-handled cup, 1685-86. The mark has also been noted on a pair of plain cast candlesticks, London 1683/1684, sold at Christie's, London, 22 June 1960, lot 18.It appears on the 1682 copper plate of makers' marks at Goldsmiths' Hall.
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