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A RARE SET OF FOUR GEORGE IV SILVER GILT CANDLESTICKS. FENTON, ALLANSON AND MACHON SHEFFIELD 1824 AND 1826.
Description:
A RARE SET OF FOUR GEORGE IV SILVER GILT CANDLESTICKS. FENTON, ALLANSON AND MACHON SHEFFIELD 1824 AND 1826. The four candlesticks (two 1824 and two 1826) richly decorated in the Rococo Revival style with scrolls, shells, flowers and foliage, the bases and removable sconces engraved with a viscount or viscountess' coronet, the bases with crests, the sconces with monograms, all die stamped and filled, 32cm high. A very similar pair of candlesticks by the same makers (hallmarked 1823-24) can be seen at the V& A Museum, London, accession number 5719:1, 2-190 The Rococo Revival style was a more decorative alternative to standard Regency Classicism. These candlesticks were made in Sheffield, the city that was the leading producer of Rococo Revival silver and plate.
Origin: English
Circa:
Height: 12.5 in. (32 cm.) |
Price: £12,500
Stock Ref: AP11224
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