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A PAIR OF GEORGE III CUT-GLASS TWO-LIGHT CANDELABRA
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III CUT-GLASS TWO-LIGHT CANDELABRA

LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE III CUT-GLASS TWO-LIGHT CANDELABRA
LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Each vase-shaped stem on circular foot and square base, restorations and replacements
23 ½ in. (65 cm.) high, 14 ¼ in. (36 cm.) wide, 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
With Owen-Evans Thomas, London.
Acquired by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 1932.
Estate of John D. Rockefeller, acquired May 1963.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 240, no. 245.
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Lot Essay

I had admired this pair of candelabra for many years before acquiring them from my father's estate in 1963. Both the star-shaped finial and the cut glass circle with a large circular drop which hangs from an arm in the center are very unusual features, which we found immensely appealing.
D. R.
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