Live Auction 16722The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: English & European Furniture, Ceramics and Decorations, Part II
A PAIR OF GEORGE I SILVER TAPER CANDLESTICKS
Lot 702

A PAIR OF GEORGE I SILVER TAPER CANDLESTICKS

MARK OF DAVID GREEN, LONDON, 1723

Closed10 May 2018

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A PAIR OF GEORGE I SILVER TAPER CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF DAVID GREEN, LONDON, 1723
On hexagonal molded bases with circular wells rising to support hexagonal stems and sockets, each marked under base, one apparently lacking maker's mark
4 5/8 in. (11.5 cm.) high; 9 oz. (282 gr.)

Acquired from S.J. Phillips, London, though Arthur S. Vernay, Inc., December 1949.

Specialist note

Tapersticks, small forms of larger candlesticks, were used primarily on desks for the melting of sealing wax.