THREE GEORGE I SILVER CANDLESTICKS
THREE GEORGE I SILVER CANDLESTICKS

MARK OF SAMUEL MARGAS, LONDON, TWO 1721, ONE 1722

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THREE GEORGE I SILVER CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF SAMUEL MARGAS, LONDON, TWO 1721, ONE 1722
Each on stepped square base with cut corners, tapering baluster stem and spool-shaped socket, each engraved on base with Royal arms within garter motto with Royal crown above, marked underneath
6¾ in. (17 cm.) high
44 oz. 12 dwt. (1,388 gr.)
The arms are those of King George I (1714-1729).
來源
Part of the Ambassadorial plate granted to Sir Richard Sutton K.T. (1671-1746) as ambassador to Holland, Constantinople or Paris, and then by descent to
The Trustees of the Late Sir Richard Sutton; Christie's London, 11 May 1994, lot 244.
The Property of a European Collector; Christie's, London, 14 June 2005, lot 223.

拍品專文

Samuel Margas was Subordinate Goldsmith to the King from 1723-30 and 1732-33. His most important surviving work is a wine-cistern of 1714 made for the Marquess of Crewe (see A. G. Grimwade, London Goldsmiths: 1697-1837, London, 1976, p. 591).

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