A PAIR OF GEORGE IV BRONZE AND ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS

CIRCA 1825

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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV BRONZE AND ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS
CIRCA 1825
Each modeled with griffin monopodia terminating in paw feet, supporting cast-leaf nozzles, on concave trefoil-shaped bases, each stamped KK and JC XI 20
10¼ in. (26 cm.) high (2)

Provenance

The Ellerslie House Collection; Christie's, London, 24 May 2001, lot 13.

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Lot Essay

The Grecian tripod candlesticks with their palm-flowered 'candle' vases stand on 'altar' tripods with 'Apollo' griffin monopodia reflect the 'antique' fashion promoted by C. H. Tatham's Etchings of Ancient Ornamental Architecture, 1799 and Thomas Hope's Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1807. A pair of this model were sold anonymously, Sotheby's, London, 5 July 1996, lot 3.

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