Lot Details
Lot 270
Set of Four George III Sterling Silver Candlesticks
Ebenezer Coker, London, 1765
Of knopped form on spiral fluted stepped square base, with conforming spiral fluted square bobeches. Height 11 inches (29 cm), total approximately 93 ounces.
Provenance: John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford G.C.B. (1772-1860)
Christie's London, June 9, 2005, lot 65.
C Property of a Georgia Private Collector
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Sold for $10,000 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Generally good condition overall; each engraved with two crests to candle socket; light bumping and pitting as expected from cast candlesticks; one with slight lean; clearly hallmarked to undersides; the bobeches notched 1-4 and two rubbed or apparently unmarked
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