Sunday Interiors
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Sunday 9th March 2014 at 11.30am
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A PAIR OF GEORGE II ROCOCO SILVER TABLE CANDLESTICKS,
London 1759, mark of William Cafe, the shaped drip-pans (apparently unmarked), with conforming gadrooned rims interposed by
trailing foliage and scallop shells, enclosing stylised panels, above acanthus leaf and scroll wrapped urn-shaped sconces, lobed and
knopped bodies decorated with inverted flutes with trailing foliage and scrolls in relief, raised on shaped domed bases, embossed and
chased with asymmetrical scrollwork, foliage and vacant cartouche (c.55ozs incl. sconces, they cannot be removed). 29cm high
William Cafe, third quarter of the 18th century specialist candlestick maker
€3000 - 4000
