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Two Pairs of Continental Silver Candlesticks
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000
Passed
Live Auction
Property from the Aline Elwes McDonnell Trust
Description
Two Pairs of Continental Silver Candlesticks
Possibly German, Marks Obscured
each engraved 'E.J.W' on underside; one pair with an engraved coat of arms above the foot.
72 ozt 12 dwt
Height 9 inches.
Condition
Appearing in overall good and ready to place condition. All items having an even pattern of light surface scratches commensurate with age, use, and polishing. Scattered instances of tarnish. Wax residue in the candle cups from past use. Minor nicks to the edges of some of the candlecups.Please note: as the marks are obscured/ not clearly struck, we are unable to say the standard of the silver.
Provenance
Provenance:Aline Thorold (1869-1951) m. Ernest James Wythes (1868-1949) at Copped Hall, Essex, until 1917 and The Wood House, Essex, thereafter and by descent toBarbara Dorothy Wythes (1896-1984) m. (Francis) Guy Robert Elwes (1895-1966) at The Wood House, Essex until 1961 and Ham Spray House, Marlborough, thereafter and by descent to Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell (1923-2023) m. Hubert McDonnell Jr. (1919-2004), Greenwich, Connecticut, and thence by descentPictured:An 1807 engraving of Copped Hall, S. Rawle from a drawing by S. Shepherd.Aline Elwes McDonnell and Family, circa 1954.