Lot 257
An exceptional pair of George II Scottish candlesticks
Auction: 19 February 2004 at 12:00 GMT
£7,050
Description
with marks for Edinburgh 1745, maker Kerr and Dempster, Assaymaster Hugh Gordon, the cast sticks with hexafoil bases with shells, an inner border of roses, fluted baluster stems, spool shaped sockets and shell decorated nozzles
Dimensions
21.6cm
Footnote
The unusual addition of the band of roses is probably a Jacobite symbol.