Lot Essay
Cast after a pair made by Paul Storr in 1800 for Fonthill Abbey, which in turn were cast after French 17th Century boxwood originals from the workshop of Baggard of Nancy
MAKER'S MARK OF GEORGE FOX, 1870
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A pair of Victorian Silver Candlesticks
maker's mark of George Fox, 1870
Each on octagonal spreading foot cast, pierced and chased with ho-ho birds among flowering and scrolling foliage, the multi-knopped baluster stem supporting straight-sided sockets cast in a conforming manner
6½in. (16.5cm.) high
marked on the foot
14oz. (2)
maker's mark of George Fox, 1870
Each on octagonal spreading foot cast, pierced and chased with ho-ho birds among flowering and scrolling foliage, the multi-knopped baluster stem supporting straight-sided sockets cast in a conforming manner
6½in. (16.5cm.) high
marked on the foot
14oz. (2)