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MAKER'S MARK OF ALEXANDER MACRAE, LONDON, 1874
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A pair of Victorian silver-gilt candelabra
Maker's mark of Alexander MacRae, London, 1874
Each on three gargoyle feet with cast faun and animal scroll supports above, with beaded borders, the domed circular foot chased with seraphs, scrolls, fruit and foliage and applied with frogs and insects, the column pierced and applied with winged cherubs' masks, climbing fauns, claws, birds and beetles, the central socket applied with birds and frogs, the downswept foliate branches with beetles and baroque strapwork, with ram's mask terminals, the detachable octafoil sockets chased with flowers, the detachable urn-shaped drip-pans chased with mythological scenes, the detachable nozzles with beetles, birds, acorns and pineapples, marked on bases, drip-pans, sconces, and sockets
21½in. (54.25cm.) high
150oz. (4,675gr.) (2)
Maker's mark of Alexander MacRae, London, 1874
Each on three gargoyle feet with cast faun and animal scroll supports above, with beaded borders, the domed circular foot chased with seraphs, scrolls, fruit and foliage and applied with frogs and insects, the column pierced and applied with winged cherubs' masks, climbing fauns, claws, birds and beetles, the central socket applied with birds and frogs, the downswept foliate branches with beetles and baroque strapwork, with ram's mask terminals, the detachable octafoil sockets chased with flowers, the detachable urn-shaped drip-pans chased with mythological scenes, the detachable nozzles with beetles, birds, acorns and pineapples, marked on bases, drip-pans, sconces, and sockets
21½in. (54.25cm.) high
150oz. (4,675gr.) (2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.