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MARK OF MATTHEW BOULTON, BIRMINGHAM, ONE SET OF FOUR 1806, THE OTHER 1809
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A MATCHED SET OF EIGHT GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF MATTHEW BOULTON, BIRMINGHAM, ONE SET OF FOUR 1806, THE OTHER 1809
Tapering, with lobed vase-shaped sockets and detachable nozzles and filled spreading circular bases, four engraved with crest only and four with coat-of-arms and crest, with stamped weights on the 1806 set: 15:2 / 15:8 / 14:18 / 15:3, the 1809 set stamped: 16:9 / 16:2 / 16:9 / 16:13, marked to bases and nozzles
12 1⁄4 in. (31.1 cm.) and 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high, respectively
The crest on the 1806 set is that of Coles with a cadency mark for the second son, for James Benjamin Coles (1784-1862), second son of James Coles (1751-1817) of Parrocks Lodge, co. Somerset.
The arms on the 1809 set are those of Fiennes quartering Twistleton with Eardley in pretence, for George, 14th Baron of Saye and Sele (1769-1844) and his wife Maria (d. 1834), only daughter and heir of Sampson, Baron Eardley, whom he married in 1794.
MARK OF MATTHEW BOULTON, BIRMINGHAM, ONE SET OF FOUR 1806, THE OTHER 1809
Tapering, with lobed vase-shaped sockets and detachable nozzles and filled spreading circular bases, four engraved with crest only and four with coat-of-arms and crest, with stamped weights on the 1806 set: 15:2 / 15:8 / 14:18 / 15:3, the 1809 set stamped: 16:9 / 16:2 / 16:9 / 16:13, marked to bases and nozzles
12 1⁄4 in. (31.1 cm.) and 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high, respectively
The crest on the 1806 set is that of Coles with a cadency mark for the second son, for James Benjamin Coles (1784-1862), second son of James Coles (1751-1817) of Parrocks Lodge, co. Somerset.
The arms on the 1809 set are those of Fiennes quartering Twistleton with Eardley in pretence, for George, 14th Baron of Saye and Sele (1769-1844) and his wife Maria (d. 1834), only daughter and heir of Sampson, Baron Eardley, whom he married in 1794.
Provenance
Acquired from J. H. Bourdon-Smith, London, November 1992.
Brought to you by
Amelia Walker
Director, Specialist Head of Private & Iconic Collections