Treasures
Treasures
Property of the Trustees of the Lord Swinton Will Trust
Auction Closed
July 5, 02:27 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of the Trustees of the Lord Swinton Will Trust
A pair of Louis XV gilt-bronze candlesticks, in the manner of Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, circa 1740
with detachable sconces, and scrolled leaf-cast stems, and scrolled and leaf-cast bases
29.5cm. high, 19cm. wide; 11⅝in., 7½in.
thence by descent to his grand-daughter and heir Mary Constance "Molly" Boynton (d.1890-1974), who married Philip Lloyd-Greame (who took the name Cunliffe-Lister), later 1st Earl of Swinton, and by descent to the Trustees of the Lord Swinton Will Trust.