A GEORGE IV SILVER CENTERPIECE CANDELABRUM

MARK OF WILLIAM EATON, LONDON, 1821

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A GEORGE IV SILVER CENTERPIECE CANDELABRUM
MARK OF WILLIAM EATON, LONDON, 1821
On circular base and four lion's-paw, rosette and palmette feet, with central basket of fruit finial, the frame on four Ceres masks, cornucopiae, reeded anthemion supports, with openwork trailing vine border and egg-and-dart rim, the central finial with four reeded leaf-capped scroll branches, each terminating in an openwork, vine and acanthus foliage dish holder, each fitted with baluster-form socket and waxpan, the central frame with circular cut-glass bowl, the base engraved twice with a coat-of-arms, fully marked
13 in. (33 cm.) high; 143 oz. (4,451 gr.)

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Christie's, London, 23 June 1999, lot 96

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The arms are those of Goldsmid, for Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, 1st Baronet (1778-1859). Born in London and entering the family banking business, Goldsmid amassed a large fortune and was awarded a Portuguese baronetcy for his involvement in settling a monetary dispute between Portugal and Brazil. In addition, Goldsmid was a prominent founder of University College London. Goldsmid's baronetcy was recognized in Britain by Royal license in 1846, making him the first unconverted Briton of Jewish ancestry to receive a hereditary title.