A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II SILVER CANDLESTICKS
A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II SILVER CANDLESTICKS

MARK OF FRANCIS NELME, LONDON, ONE PAIR 1731, THE OTHER 1732

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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II SILVER CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF FRANCIS NELME, LONDON, ONE PAIR 1731, THE OTHER 1732
Each with stepped octagonal base supporting the knobbed baluster stem below a spool-shaped socket and detachable nozzle, the foot of each engraved with coat-of-arms, each marked underneath and on socket, each engraved with scratch weight on base, two with Pr 31=3, the others with Pr 29=13
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high; 59 oz. (1,846 gr.)
Provenance
Bequest of Alexandrine Sinsheimer, 1958.
Sale room notice
One of the nozzles is currently missing.

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