MARK OF WILLIAM CRIPPS, LONDON, TWO 1743 AND TWO 1746

Details

A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II SILVER CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF WILLIAM CRIPPS, LONDON, TWO 1743 AND TWO 1746
Each on spreading circular base with foliate rocaille motifs at intervals below a band of flowerheads, the stem formed of panels of concave rocaille decoration enclosed by acanthus scrolls, the spool-form socket with a band of shells, the detachable scalloped circular nozzle chased with a border of rocaille, engraved on base and nozzles with a crest, marked under bases, one socket and on two nozzles
9 in. (23 cm.) high
81 oz. 14 dwt. (2,542 gr.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 30 October 1991, lot 241.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

The design of these candlesticks is heavily influenced by the work of the French goldsmith Juste-Aurèle Meissonier (1695-1750), who also practiced as a sculptor, painter and architect. His designs for silver were first engraved by François Chéreau (1680-1729) and then Gabriel Huquier (1695-1772) being published individually from 1734 to 1742, and later in a single publication, Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, Paris, 1748. These candlesticks display the sinuous spirally fluted form perfected by Meissonnier, simplified from his design created for the candelabra made for Evelyn Pierrepont, Duke of Kingston (1712-1773) in 1734, now in the Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, (Inv. 32632).

Candlestick design, from Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1695-1750. © Maidun Collection / Alamy Stock Photo

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