Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 26th October 2016

Lot 941

A pair of George II silver candlesticks

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £1800

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Description

A pair of George II silver candlesticks,

probably by John Priest or John Perry, London 1756 and 1757,

knopped stems, shell shoulders, wrythen scroll stems, spool shaped capitals with rope-work borders, on shaped square borders with a shell motifs, engraved with a crest, height 25cm, approx. weight 46.5oz. (2)

The crest is that of Clavedon, Culverton, Rising and many other families.