Candlestick
Priest and Co.
Category
Silver
Date
1753
Materials
Silver.
Measurements
298 mm (Height)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1656401.2
Summary
One of a set of four George II silver table candlesticks, John Priest, London, 1753, of unusual design, the shaped circular bases cast and chased with rocaille and beads above openwork scrolling borders, knopped baluster stems and vase-shaped sconces, further decorated with harebells and scrolls, Stewart crest with detatchable nozzles.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013
Makers and roles
Priest and Co., silversmith