European Silver, Furniture and Ceramics
European Silver, Furniture and Ceramics
Property from a Distinguished Southern Family
Lot Closed
October 20, 07:59 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Distinguished Southern Family
A pair of large silver four-light candelabra in Egyptian taste, partly by Paul Storr, London, 1815 and later
Each on three lion’s legs divided by Medusa masks, the crested vase-shaped stems rising from acanthus to anthemia bands below three addorsed Egyptian female heads with plaited hair, detachable scrolled branches of acanthus and anthemia, sconces similarly banded, fluted detachable nozzles, one lower base, three branches, two sconces, one central plume and three nozzles by Paul Storr, London, 1815, one stem probably Storr (early 19th century crest) but unmarked; the remainder 20TH century, some unmarked, some with imitation marks
422 oz
13,124 g
Height 27 in
68.6 cm