A pair of Louis XV gilt-bronze candlesticks, in the manner of Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, circa 1740

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.

Acquired by Samuel Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Baron Masham of Swinton (1815-1906), circa 1890 for Swinton Park, North Yorkshire;

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.