A very fine, and unusual, pair of George III cast Candlesticks made in London in 1786 by Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp.
A very fine, and unusual, pair of George III cast Candlesticks made in London in 1786 by Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp.
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These very unusual Candlesticks are cast and stand on a circular foot decorated with a double beaded band and cascade of acanthus spears and blue bell swags. This is the first time, we have seen this beautiful Classical design on the base. The tapering stem is decorated with flat fluting and rises to a band of drapery swags, tied with ribbons. The neck displays another band of beading and foliate spears and the tulip shaped sockets are decorated with flat fluting. The pull off nozzles have a beaded rim. The Candlesticks are in quite excellent condition and are very well marked on the base and nozzle sleeve.
Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp were patronised by King George III and his eldest son The Prince of Wales, later George IV, when he was furnishing his Carlton House residence on Pall Mall in London. Smith & Sharp occupied workshops in Bartholomew Close, specifically at number 14, when these candlesticks were made.
Height: 11.25 inches, 28.13 cm.
Base Diameter: 5.45 inches, 13.63 cm.
Weight: 34 oz, the pair.
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