Fine Silver - 27th April 2016
Lot 287
A presentation Thai metalware three-light candelabrum
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £180
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Description
A presentation Thai metalware three-light candelabrum,
Thainakon, Sterling, Thailand,
oval form, with two scroll arms supporting four foliate capitals, the raised oval base with a foliate scroll border and inscribed 'Presented to Vice Admiral Sir Frank Twiss, K.C, B.D,S,C by Admiral Charoon Chalermtiarana, commander-in-chief, Royal Thai Navy, April 11, 1967', height 19cm, length 34cm.
This lot is sold with a small pamphlet on the Black Rod, by Maurice Bond and David Beamish. Frank Twiss was Black Rod in 1970, and he is featured on the front cover of this pamphlet.