231161: A set of four exceptional George III Start Price GBP 45,000.00 Current Price GBP 65,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 10 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 23, 2008 End Time Sunday, November 23, 2008 Location London, England, United Kingdom See more about '231161: A set of four exceptional George III' Description Current Lot A set of four exceptional George III silver-gilt candlesticks Paul Storr, London 1811-12, one nozzle 1812-13 each on serpentine square base, elaborately cast with shells, scrolls and four masks, each representing the seasons: Neptune amid rocaille and shells, Flora amid flowers, Pomona amid fruit, Bacchus amid grapevines, the square tapering stem with pendant husks and stylised ornament under a border of acanthus, rising to a circular fluted socket with similar band, the removable nozzle engraved with a crest (4) 22.8cm high, 118oz (4) Heraldry: Engraved with the Ducal coronet above a crest within the Garter for Lt. Col. Sir William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale Provenance: Christie's New York, 20th October 1999 lot 181 The collection of Simone and Alan Hartman. Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, June 10, 1980, lot 273 (set of 4). Christie's, London February 19-20, 1947, lot 151 (set of 12). Then by descent of Lancelot Edward, 6th Earl of Lonsdale, O.B.E. (1867-1953), William Viscount and Baron Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1757-1844). Literature: Penzer N.. Paul Storr, p. 174, illus 175, for an identical pair from the Victoria and Albert Museum, from the Duke of Cumberland's collection, given by Mr. L A Crichton. Note: Another set of four sold Christie's New York, 16th April 1999, Important English silver from a New England Collection, lot 192. Place a Bid!