Lot 164
Lot 164
PROPERTY FROM A MARYLAND PRIVATE COLLECTION
TWO NEAR PAIRS OF GEORGE II SILVER CANDLESTICKS

MARK OF JOHN PRIEST, LONDON, 1754 (2); MARK OF WILLIAM CAFE, LONDON, 1765 (2)

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TWO NEAR PAIRS OF GEORGE II SILVER CANDLESTICKS

MARK OF JOHN PRIEST, LONDON, 1754 (2); MARK OF WILLIAM CAFE, LONDON, 1765 (2)

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On stepped hexagonal bases with shells at intervals rising to knopped baluster stems, the campana-form sconces with removable conforming nozzles, the pair by Cafe engraved with a stag's head crest on the sconces and further engraved with initials SH on the nozzles and undersides, marked on undersides
1018 in. (15.6 cm.) high, those by Cafe; 878 in. (12.4 cm.) high, those by Priest
69 oz. (2,145.9 gr.)
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