Sale 7087
London
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1 December 2005
Price realised
GBP 4,200
Estimate
A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS MARK OF WILLIAM CAFE, LONDON, 1764 Each with a square base with shell and scroll corners, with a knopped stem and a spool-shaped socket, with a conforming detachable nozzle, engraved with a crest, marked underneath, on socket and on nozzle 9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) high 69 oz. (2,130 gr.) (4)
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