A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TAPERSTICKS
A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TAPERSTICKS

MARK OF EBENEZER COKER, LONDON, 1763

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A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TAPERSTICKS
MARK OF EBENEZER COKER, LONDON, 1763
On stepped square bases with gadroon borders, the columns resting on a spirally fluted dome and with fluted knops, engraved around the base, marked underneath
6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) high
16 oz. 1 dwt. (500 gr.)
The inscription reads 'Presented to the Viscount & Viscountess Castlereagh by the Rt Hon.ble B. d'Israeli October 2nd 1875'.
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Given by the Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, as a wedding present to Charles, Viscount Castlereagh, later 6th Marquess of Londonderry K.G. (1852-1915) and his wife Lady Theresa, daughter of Charles, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury, on the occasion of their marriage on 2 October 1875, and then by descent.

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Nathaniel Nicholson
Nathaniel Nicholson

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Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G., (1804-1881) twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party.

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