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Lot Essay
The crest is that of Sutton.
This pair of candlesticks match a pair produced by Leopold Antoine, Paris, 1728, sold from the Collection of D. David-Weill, Part II, Palais Galliera, Paris on November 24, 1971, lot 2. Le Sage must certainly have tried to replicate the French model as closely as possible, as even the manner in which the marks are struck and distorted under the base is typical of French rather than English silver.
This pair of candlesticks match a pair produced by Leopold Antoine, Paris, 1728, sold from the Collection of D. David-Weill, Part II, Palais Galliera, Paris on November 24, 1971, lot 2. Le Sage must certainly have tried to replicate the French model as closely as possible, as even the manner in which the marks are struck and distorted under the base is typical of French rather than English silver.