23rd Mar, 2023 11:00 EDT
The Legacy of Merrywood: The Estate of Alan I and Dianne Kay
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Three pairs of George III / Victorian weighted sterling silver candlesticks in the Rococo manner
Various makers, Sheffield, dates ranging 1818-1846
Comprising a pair by John & Thomas Settle, Sheffield, 1822, marked; an assembled pair, one by maker "..I./ N.C." (partially rubbed, the bobeche marked separately with rubbed maker's mark "FB" (?)), Sheffield, 1828, and the other by maker "C.F," Sheffield, 1846, both engraved to underside, "Jane Auchinleck Dane"; and a pair by Saml. Chas. Young & Co., Sheffield, 1818, bearing monogram, "WFT"; all marked, and with detachable bobeches.
H: 12 1/2 in. Dia: 6 in. (tallest), Weighted
Provenance
Collection of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
The Estate of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
Sold for $6,300
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Comprising a pair by John & Thomas Settle, Sheffield, 1822, marked; an assembled pair, one by maker "..I./ N.C." (partially rubbed, the bobeche marked separately with rubbed maker's mark "FB" (?)), Sheffield, 1828, and the other by maker "C.F," Sheffield, 1846, both engraved to underside, "Jane Auchinleck Dane"; and a pair by Saml. Chas. Young & Co., Sheffield, 1818, bearing monogram, "WFT"; all marked, and with detachable bobeches.
Provenance
Collection of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
The Estate of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
