A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS

MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1774

Details

A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1774
Each on circular gadrooned base, the tapered stems with paterae at intervals, with campana-form sconces and detachable nozzles, the base and nozzle engraved with a crest, each marked on base, socket and nozzle
10½ in. (26.6 cm.) high; 70 oz. (2186 gr.) (4)

Provenance

Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt (1829-1896), by descent to Sir Ralph Regnault Millais, 5th Bt, sold Sotheby's, London, 9 June 1994, lot 274

Lot Essay

These candlesticks were once owned by the Victorian artist Sir John
Everett Millais PRA. Millais was created a Baronet in 1885, the first artist to be given the honor since Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723).

These candlesticks were probably in his dining room at 2 Palace Gate, Millais's Kensington mansion. Here, Millais entertained and painted some of his most famous subjects including Tennyson, Gladstone, and Disraeli.

CAPTION: Portrait of Sir John Everett Millais, (1829-1896), anonymous artist, 19th century, Christie's Images

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