A pair of George III silver three-light candelabra

A pair of George III silver three-light candelabra,

by John Scofield, London 1799,

tapering circular fluted columns, central urn capital, with two scroll arms each supporting a further capital, on raised circular bases, with reeded borders, the undersides with turned wooden bases, height 43cm, approx. weight of branches 59.6oz. (2)

Provenance:

Sold by direction of the executors of the late Sylvia Quance. From the collection of Gordon W Quance.

Purchased from Christie, Manson and Woods, King Street, London, Important Old English Silver, 11 December 1968, lot 153, hammer price £4000.

The crest is probably that of Currer of Yorkshire.