Lot 259
A rare pair of George III cast tapersticks
Auction: 19 August 2013 at 15:00 BST
£3,500
Description
Lothian & Robertson, Edinburgh 1769, the knopped tapered stems with spiralled gadrooned and reeded sections, simple socket sconce, engraved crest and motto, the base with wrythen domed centre above stepped square base (2)
Dimensions
15.5cm high, each 6.7oz
Footnote
Notes:
As with Edinburgh made cast candlesticks, cast tapersticks are rarely encountered. Even more so when found in pairs. This pair is obviously very closely inspired by London made examples and perhaps cast from an original London pair in Edinburgh.