Live Auction 22980Philip Hewat-Jaboor: An Eye for the Magnificent
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI SILVER-GILT TRAVELLING CANDLESTICKS
Lot 39

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI SILVER-GILT TRAVELLING CANDLESTICKS

MARK OF HENRY AUGUSTE, PARIS, 1788

Closed8 February 2024

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI SILVER-GILT TRAVELLING CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF HENRY AUGUSTE, PARIS, 1788
In the neo-classical style, the plain detachable tapering stems on circular bases, with laurel foliage and beaded borders, and plain circular detachable nozzles, engraved on nozzle sleeves and undersides with a crest, marked inside foot-rims, on stem rims and nozzle sleeves
6 1⁄3 in. (16 cm.) high
16 oz. 6 dwt. (500 gr.)
The crest is that of Beckford, for William Beckford (1760-1844).

William Beckford (1760-1844).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Monaco, 25 June 1998, lot 435.

Specialist note

Beckford first encountered Henry Auguste at his shop in Paris in 1788. It was a particularly tempestuous relationship, but this did not prevent the silversmith supplying Beckford with many works including a spectacular gold ewer, which remained with him until his death and which was recently acquired by the Metropolitan Museum, New York, (Acc. no. 2023.434).