20th Oct, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST

Antiques & Interiors

 
  Lot 55
 

55

A George III Silver Chamber Candlestick, by Elizabeth Jones, London, 1785, circular and with beaded border and loop handle, the tapering socket with detachable beaded nozzle, with conical extinguisher, 10.2cm wide over handle, 3oz 3dwt, 97gr

Sold for £140
Estimated at £100 - £150


 

Fully marked under base. The nozzle and extinguisher each apparently unmarked. The marks are generally clear, though with some wear to the maker's mark. The extinguisher may be associated. There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. There is some engraving just visible on the base. The is worn and partly erased. There has been a repair to the handle.

 


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Auction: Antiques & Interiors, 20th Oct, 2023

Part I of the Antiques and Interiors Sale on 20th October will begin at 9:30am with a specialist section of Silver. This will be followed by the usual run of Ceramics and Glass, including Chinese and Japanese porcelain ginger jars, vases, and chargers; Staffordshire Pottery zebras, Herend Porcelain birds and paperweights by St. Louis and Baccarat, to name just a few highlights. Also included will be a large section of affordable watches and jewellery from mourning brooches and dress rings to gold bracelets and pendants.

Part II, which also begins at 9:30am with lot 1000, will comprise paintings, rugs, furniture and a large quantity of books from the libraries of  Dr John Senior and of York historian Hugh Murray including local history, botany, geology and palaeontology.

The sale will also include selected items sold on behalf of the Terry Family of York (Terry’s Chocolates), these items are denoted throughout the catalogue with a ~ 

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