A PAIR OF GEORGIAN SILVER CANDLESTICKS
A PAIR OF GEORGIAN SILVER CANDLESTICKS

MARKS OF JOHN GREEN & COMPANY, SHEFFIELD, 1793

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A PAIR OF GEORGIAN SILVER CANDLESTICKS
MARKS OF JOHN GREEN & COMPANY, SHEFFIELD, 1793
With engraved crest of a crowned winged shield with eagle's head
11in. high (2)
Provenance
See Lot 502

Lot Essay

This pair of candlesticks shares the same history of descent in the Washington family as the previous pair. However, the engraved crest of this pair, while closely related to that of George Washington, is slightly different, and may have belonged to another member of the Washington family.

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