Lot Essay
The arms are those of Medlycott for Thomas Medlycott (1697-1767).
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Property from the Estate of William Kelly Simpson
A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II SILVER CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF JOHN CAFE, LONDON, 1744
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II SILVER CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF JOHN CAFE, LONDON, 1744
Each on a triangular base cast with shells and scrolls, the knopped blauster stem similarly cast and engraved with fish scales, the shaped circular waxpans with rocaille on reverse, top of base engraved with a coat-of-arms, the waxpan with a crest, marked on undersides of base rims
9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) high, 110 oz. 8 dwt. (3,436.5 gr.)
MARK OF JOHN CAFE, LONDON, 1744
Each on a triangular base cast with shells and scrolls, the knopped blauster stem similarly cast and engraved with fish scales, the shaped circular waxpans with rocaille on reverse, top of base engraved with a coat-of-arms, the waxpan with a crest, marked on undersides of base rims
9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) high, 110 oz. 8 dwt. (3,436.5 gr.)
Provenance
Thomas Medlycott (1697-1767), and then by descent
Sir Herbert Medlycott, Bart. Of Vea House, Somersetshire;
Christie’s, London, 28 April 1910, lot 43 (to Crichton)
With James Robinson Inc., New York
Gift of Martha Baird Rockefeller, Christmas 1958.
Sir Herbert Medlycott, Bart. Of Vea House, Somersetshire;
Christie’s, London, 28 April 1910, lot 43 (to Crichton)
With James Robinson Inc., New York
Gift of Martha Baird Rockefeller, Christmas 1958.