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Lot 186 Property from the Estate of Benjamin F. Edwards III
A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III IRISH SILVER CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF MICHAEL FOWLER, DUBLIN, 1753
Closed19 October 2012
Price Realised
USD 12,500
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Specialist note
The crest is that of Hartstonge, co. Limerick.
A similar pair of candlesticks by Fowler sold Sotheby's, London, 27 February 1992, lot 334.
An Irish silver basket by William Townsend and engraved with the Hartstonge coat-of-arms was sold in these Rooms, 21 October 2003, lot 373. Another pair of Irish candlesticks by William Homer, engraved with the Hartstonge crest, sold in these Rooms 26 October, 2007, lot 246.
A similar pair of candlesticks by Fowler sold Sotheby's, London, 27 February 1992, lot 334.
An Irish silver basket by William Townsend and engraved with the Hartstonge coat-of-arms was sold in these Rooms, 21 October 2003, lot 373. Another pair of Irish candlesticks by William Homer, engraved with the Hartstonge crest, sold in these Rooms 26 October, 2007, lot 246.