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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF GUY FAIRFAX CARY
Christie's is proud to offer selected properties from the estate of Guy Fairfax Cary, Jr. Mr. Cary inherited the property from his mother Cynthia Cary, both long time residents of Newport, RI.
Elm Court, the Bellevue Avenue home of the family for four generations, was furnished during the early years of the 20th century by Mrs. Cary with taste and discernment, in a style reminiscent of the distinguished English homes of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The ambiance was well suited to the period of the disciplines, mores and manners of her youth. Cynthia Cary was of the generation in Newport that emerged from the gilded age, possessing the self-assurance and comfortable confidence in their way of life inherent in the maturity that results from prior generations of wealth and privilege. Her life was one of quiet luxury surrounded by her friends that included Janet Auchincloss and Mary Whitehouse. After her death, Guy Cary continued to live a contented life at Elm Court which remained as it had been for years.
Ralph Carpenter
Christie's International Representative
Newport, Rhode Island
Other Property from the Estate of Guy Fairfax Cary, Jr. is offered as lots 338, 444, 445 and 462.
A SPANISH SILVER INKSTAND WITH LAMP
MADRID, 1773
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A SPANISH SILVER INKSTAND WITH LAMP
MADRID, 1773
The stand shaped oval, on four scroll feet, set with four pots and a bell, all with spiral fluting, the conforming covers with flame finials, with an adjustable two-branch candle lamp with shade mechanism, base of stand engraved Pizarro; marked on foot of each pot, stand, upper two sections of lamp and wax pans; the covers, sockets, two rods and shade guard apparently unmarked, one part of shade lamp mark JH over ?GDZ
11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) long; 81 oz. 10 dwt. (2540 gr.)
MADRID, 1773
The stand shaped oval, on four scroll feet, set with four pots and a bell, all with spiral fluting, the conforming covers with flame finials, with an adjustable two-branch candle lamp with shade mechanism, base of stand engraved Pizarro; marked on foot of each pot, stand, upper two sections of lamp and wax pans; the covers, sockets, two rods and shade guard apparently unmarked, one part of shade lamp mark JH over ?GDZ
11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) long; 81 oz. 10 dwt. (2540 gr.)