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Pair of nine-branch candelabra (© Duff House Country House Gallery)
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© Duff House Country House Gallery

Pair of nine-branch candelabra

Artist: Paul Storr (1771 - 1844)

Location: Duff House Country House Gallery

Date: 1834 - 1836

Materials: silver gilt bronze

Dimensions: 89 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £20,000 (Total: £120,000)

Vendor: M Turpin

Review number: 4682 (1999)

Provenance:
Commissioned by 4th Earl Fife; sold by Fife family at unknown date (possibly c1907); John Hardy c1990; purchased by present vendor 1997; stolen October 1997; recovered March 1999.

Description:
Candelabra have stepped square feet which support tapering altar-shaped plinths which are engraved with the full heraldic achievement, crests and coronet of the 4th Earl Fife

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