Details
A GEORGE III SEVEN-LIGHT CANDELABRUM CENTREPIECE, on three cast lion's mask and acanthus scroll feet with shells and foliage between, the spreading base applied with three cornucopiae, vines and fruits, the foliage stem with six detachable leaf-capped scroll branches each with circular drip-pan, socket and nozzle and fluted central socket, the base engraved three times with a crest and Earl's coronet, by Paul Storr, 1817, the base stamped 'RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS ET PRINCIPIS WALLIAE REGENTIS', one nozzle plated and with associated detachable plated vase and cut glass dish
18¼in. (46.5cm.)
(447ozs.)
The crest is that of the Earl's of Portsmouth, probably for John Charles, 3rd Earl of Portsmouth (1767-1853)
18¼in. (46.5cm.)
(447ozs.)
The crest is that of the Earl's of Portsmouth, probably for John Charles, 3rd Earl of Portsmouth (1767-1853)
Literature
Peter Waldron, the Price Guide to Antique Silver, Woodbridge, 1985, p. 209, no. 665, illustrated