Sale 9626
New York
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20 April 2001
Price realised
USD 52,875
Estimate
A fine and rare pair of George II Irish silver candelabra Dublin, circa 1760 Each on shaped square base, with gadrooned border and stylized shells at intervals, the spiral-fluted, knopped baluster stem with shells at the shoulder and campana form socket, the detachable spiral-fluted two branch candlearms with campana-form sockets, the waxpans and nozzles with gadrooning, shells, floral garland, with flame and shell finial, with two conforming detachable larger nozzles for the candlesticks, each socket engraved with a hound passant crest, marked under each base, on each branch, sockets, waxpans and nozzles, the branches with scratchweights 32 and 31 ..14, one base marked 29..5 16¾in. (42.5cm.) high; 121oz. 10dwt. (3793gr.) (2)
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Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
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