9th Oct, 2024 9:30
AUTUMN FINE SALE
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A FINE PAIR OF GEORGE III CAST SILVER-GILT FIGURAL CANDLESTICKS
by Thomas Pitts II, London 1804, each modelled in the form of a classical female torch bearer, cast to depict in detail the draped clothing, facial features and hair design, possibly taken after the style of Ancient Greece, atop a neo-classical stepped spreading circular form base decorated with laurel, the torches adorned with cast acanthus leaf decoration, the flower head form sockets with detachable drip pans with leaf detail. (2) 41.8cm high, 63.6 troy ounces gross
£7,000 - £9,000
Buyer's premium: 30.00%
by Thomas Pitts II, London 1804, each modelled in the form of a classical female torch bearer, cast to depict in detail the draped clothing, facial features and hair design, possibly taken after the style of Ancient Greece, atop a neo-classical stepped spreading circular form base decorated with laurel, the torches adorned with cast acanthus leaf decoration, the flower head form sockets with detachable drip pans with leaf detail. (2) 41.8cm high, 63.6 troy ounces gross
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Auction: AUTUMN FINE SALE, 9th Oct, 2024
Our Autumn Fine Sale features three exceptional private collections of silver, jewellery, and watches. Highlights include a set of twelve George III silver dinner plates by Paul Storr, London, 1817, estimated at £10,000-15,000, and a pair of Victorian silvered bronze 'exotic' three-light candelabra by Elkington. A similar pair sold at Sotheby’s in New York in 2009 for $40,625. The Jewellery section showcases pieces from a private collection, with a standout being a certificated Georgian natural yellow topaz necklace, estimated at £4,000-6,000. Leading the Watches section is a rare steel Longines automatic diver’s watch—one of the earliest diver's watches, with only 550 examples produced. Additionally, we have a small collection of Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson oak furniture, including a 7-foot refectory dining table, estimated at £2,000-3,000.
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