Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31st October 2023
Lot 1778
A George II silver candlestick and snuffer stand with matching scissor snuffers,
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £8568
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Description
A George II silver candlestick and snuffer stand with matching scissor snuffers,
by James Gould, London 1728, the snuffers possibly by another maker and over-struck with Gould's mark,
the candlestick of knopped tapering form, spool-shaped capital, on a raised square base with canted corners, engraved with an armorial, the snuffer's stand of shaped rectangular form, flying scroll handle, on four hoof feet, engraved with an armorial, and the scissor snuffers with ring handles, height of candlestick 16.2cm, length of tray 16.4cm, approx. weight 22.4oz. (3)
Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Christie's, London, 23 October 1991, lot 96.
The armorial is that of Newman and another.