Sale 1633
New York
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7 - 8 March 2006
Price realised
USD 4,200
Estimate
TWO PAIRS OF CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT CANDLESTICKS, 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY HANAU, almost matching, the richly embossed shaped circular bases each with a different coat-of-arms, festoons of flowers and cherubs below similar columnar stems enriched with further heraldry, insects, paterae and military trophies, detachable sconces, three marked on bases 13in. (33cm.) high; 75oz. (8)
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 192-194)
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