A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF JOHN PARKER AND EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1764
Each on square gadrooned base, with Ionic stems, with detachable gadrooned nozzles, the bases engraved with a coat-of-arms, the nozzles engraved with a crest, each marked on base and nozzle, the bases further numbered and engraved with a scratchweight 'No 3 21:1' and 'No 6 21:14'
12 3/8 in. (31.7 cm.) high
41 oz. (1,261 gr.)
The arms are those of Portman impaling Wyndham, for Henry William Portman (1737-1796) and his wife Anne, daughter of William Wyndham, of Dinton, whom he married in 1765. Their grandson Edward Berkeley Portman (1799-1788) was created 1st Viscount Portman in 1873. Henry developed his London estates, forming Portman Square in 1764 and Manchester Square around 1770. (2)
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF JOHN PARKER AND EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1764
Each on square gadrooned base, with Ionic stems, with detachable gadrooned nozzles, the bases engraved with a coat-of-arms, the nozzles engraved with a crest, each marked on base and nozzle, the bases further numbered and engraved with a scratchweight 'No 3 21:1' and 'No 6 21:14'
12 3/8 in. (31.7 cm.) high
41 oz. (1,261 gr.)
The arms are those of Portman impaling Wyndham, for Henry William Portman (1737-1796) and his wife Anne, daughter of William Wyndham, of Dinton, whom he married in 1765. Their grandson Edward Berkeley Portman (1799-1788) was created 1st Viscount Portman in 1873. Henry developed his London estates, forming Portman Square in 1764 and Manchester Square around 1770. (2)
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