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A set of four George III silver candlesticks and two two-light candelabra, John Mewburn, London, 1806-1811, the branches, Robert Garrard London, 1860
on rounded square bases with gadrooned borders leading to the stems with wavy decoration interspersed with shells, the stems with quilting, the removable drip-pans with quilting and shells, the candelabra stems engraved with crest and Viscount coronetheight 16 3⁄4 in.; weight 365 1⁄2 oz.; 42,5 cm.; 10,370 gr.__________________________________________________________________________
Ensemble de quatre flambeaux et deux chandeliers à deux lumières George III en argent par John Mewburn, Londres, 1806-1811, les branches par Robert Garrard Londres, 1860
les bases carrées arrondies godronnées, les fûts à décor ondulé entrecoupé de coquilles, les bobèches amovibles avec feuillages et coquilles, les fûts des candélabres gravés d'un cimier et d'une couronne de vicomteheight 16 3⁄4 in.; weight 365 1⁄2 oz.; 42,5 cm.; 10,370 gr.Condition reportTwo candlesticks are 1811 with 1807 nozzles; four candlesticks and three nozzles are 1806, one nozzle unmarked, branches Robert Garrard 1860. The unmarked nozzle with a split to the collar, one 1811 example with a small hole in the base, another with a small split. Some wear to highlights, marked on rims of bases, see Sotheby's, London, Treasures sale, 5 July 2022, lot 15 for a similar model from the Royal Collection, Hanover.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."ProvenanceKoller, 17 September 2007, lot 1727____________________________________________
Koller, 17 septembre 2007, lot 1727Catalogue noteIt is clear that by the first years of the 19th century, the London trade in old silver was in a very flourishing condition, when Garrard's (commercially descended from George Wickes and Rundell, Bridge & Rundell were among the leading dealers. It was at this moment, however, that demand began to outstrip supply; to judge from surviving pieces it was between 1806 and 1808 that newly made silver in retrospective styles began to appear for the first time, not as some special order anomaly but as various goldsmiths' deliberate policy. Besides the present wine coolers of 1808, early examples include a number of quilt and shell pattern candlesticks, John Mewburn, London, 1806, based on originals bearing the marks of William Solomon, London, 1752 (Sotheby's, Luton Hoo, 20 May 1995, lots 78 and 79), similar to the present examples; a soup tureen and cover, Paul Storr London, 1807, probably retailed by Rundell's, similar to a pair of William Cripps examples of 1756 (Christie's, London, 2 March 1994, lot 70; Sotheby's, London, 20 February 1964, lot 95); a pair of leaf-shaped dishes, Robert Garrard London, 1807, almost identical to a set of four, Edward Wakelin London, 1758 and circa (Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 14/16 September 1972, lot 450; Sotheby's, London, 11 November 1993, lot 452); and a set of four candlesticks, Paul Storr London, 1808, probably retailed by Rundell's, copies of originals in gilt bronze designed by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1729 (Morrie A. Moss, The Lillian and Morrie Moss Collection of Paul Storr Silver, Miani, 1972, pp. 112-113, pl. 52; Peter Fuhring, Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, Un génie du rococo 1695-1750, Umberton Allemandi & C., Turin and London, 1999, vol. II, pp. 193-196, nos. 29 and 29a). By 1809 the manufacture in London of high quality reproduction silver, or pieces that were inspired by old silver and silver-gilt plate, was in full swing. The most extreme examples in this taste were made for the retail goldsmith Kensington Lewis by Edward Farrell's workshop during the next decade or so, when Lewis's chief customer, the Duke of York ordered thousands of ounces of silver and silver-gilt in archaic styles. Indeed, it was from this period that interest in old silver began its relentless hold on English collectors and the silver trade as a whole, stimulating academic research (by Octavius Morgan, William Chaffers and others); promoting the manufacture of reproductions for a mass market, particularly from the 1880s; and encouraging the rise of a new class of retailer: the dealer in antique silver, among whom during the first half of the 20th Century Crichton Brothers were probably the most celebrated.