The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 248
OF ROYAL INTEREST. A PAIR OF VICTORIAN BRASS CANDLESTICKS
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £504
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Description
OF ROYAL INTEREST. A PAIR OF VICTORIAN BRASS CANDLESTICKS
BY BENHAM & SONS, c.1880
each having a slightly tapering socket with integral flared sconce, a knopped baluster stem and domed foot, engraved 'V.R' and 'WINDSOR . CASTLE' over number '11' to the base, one with maker's plate inscribed 'BENHAM AND SONS / WIGMORE ST /LONDON' soldered to the underside (2)
24.7cm
Catalogue Note
Room 11 is understood to refer to a staff-room in the Clarence Tower, Windsor Castle.