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THE COLLECTION OF RITA ESPIRITO SANTO
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS

MARK OF JOHN CARTER II, LONDON, 1774

    Price Realised GBP 1,500
    Estimate
    GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,500
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    A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS

    MARK OF JOHN CARTER II, LONDON, 1774

    Price Realised GBP 1,500
    Price Realised GBP 1,500
    Details
    Each on square base decorated with ram's masks supporting foliate swags and ribbon-tied medallions, the fluted stems with four ram's mask monopodia, the fluted capitals with a band of Greek key decoration, with filled base, engraved with a crest and later inscription, marked on base and nozzle


    113⁄4 in. (30 cm.)
    The crest is probably that of Sackville.
    The later inscription reads 'From Archibald Stirling April 1899'.
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