Lot 518

A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II CANDLESTICKS
WILLIAM AYTOUN, EDINBURGH 1748




Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: Lots 413 - 580 | 21 August 2024 at 10am
£4,788
Description
each cast with a knopped stem to a stylised square base with chased floral corners and engraved crest and motto 'La Virtus Nobilitat', to one corner, scratch weight 14"9, 14"8, 14"4 and 14"8 engraved to underside
Dimensions
18.5cm high, 12.5oz, 12.5oz, 13oz, 13oz
Provenance
A Private East Coast Scottish Collection collected over two generations
Footnote
References:
‘Scottish Gold and Silver Work’, I Findlay plate 79
'Compendium of Scottish Silver II' R & J Dietert, listed page 73



