MID 19TH CENTURY

The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.

Overall with some wear, rubbing, and scratches consistent with age and use, some losses and wear to the gilding, such as to the high spots, and some tarnish in areas, the shields around the base and the scrolled cartouches at the corners currently blank, possibly with removed engraving, likely lacking removable nozzles to all the sconces, also likely lacking a dish of some sort to the top basket, St. George’s shield removable, also with some minor bends to his sword, with some excess solder around his horse’s tail, possibly from it being re-attached at some point, some minor bends to the pegs and bases of the branches and some possibly replaced causing them to not sit fully flush in the body, both St. George and the dragon slightly loose, though secure, one of the lions to the base lacking a securing nut, and slightly out of shape so the screw to his left back foot does not fit through the hole in the base, still secured, though, by his back foot.