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Pair of candelabra (© Soho House)
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© Soho House

Pair of candelabra

Artist: Matthew Boulton (1728 - 1809)

Location: Soho House

Date: 1775

Materials: Ormolu, bronze and white marble

Dimensions: 68 x 37 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £10,790 (Total: £91,162)

Vendor: Christie's

Review number: 4402 (1997)

Provenance:
Probably Christie and Ansell's sale for Boulton 1778; Sir William Rush Meyrick (d.1848) for Goodrich Court, Herefordshire and by descent; George Moffatt c. 1871 at Goodrich and thence Hill Court; Christies 1982. Sold Christie's 1991.

Description:
Central draped figure of Apollo of Diana Supporting Palm-fronds.

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