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Candlestick
Marked by: Phillips Garden (active 1730–after 1773)
English (London)
1742–43
Medium/Technique
Silver (sterling standard)
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 12.6 x 12.6 cm (8 11/16 x 4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Weight: 98 oz 2 dwt (3054g)
Weight: 98 oz 2 dwt (3054g)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.125.4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
Description
Marks
Struck under bases with hallmarks (leopard's head, lion passant, date letter for 1742-3), and with maker's mark of Phillips Garden.
ProvenanceGeorge D. Widener, Philadelphia (b. 1861 - d. 1912); after his death by descent to a "Florida Collector"; April 29, 1986, sold by a "Florida Collecter" at Christie's, New York, lot 178. Spink & Son Ltd, London; by 1996, most probably sold by Spink & Son to Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)