A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER CANDLESTICKS
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A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER CANDLESTICKS

MARK OF JAMES SHRUDER, LONDON, 1738

Closed23 May 2014

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A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF JAMES SHRUDER, LONDON, 1738
Each on shaped square base, with baluster stem, spool shaped socket and detachable shaped square nozzle, each indistinctly engraved with a coat-of-arms and later engraved with initial 'V' below a marquess' coronet, marked underneath
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
28 oz. 1 dwt. (872 gr.)
The initial ‘V’ is for George, 2nd Earl Vane, later 5th Marquess of Londonderry (1821-1884).

Possibly the Tempests of Wynyard Park, County Durham, and by descent to the Marquesses of Londonderry.