Pair of nine-branch candelabra

Paul Storr (1771 - 1844)

Duff House

1834 - 1836

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. These works were acquired with assistance from the Wolfson Foundation.

• Medium: silver gilt bronze
• Dimensions: 89 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £20000 ( Total: £120,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1999
• Vendor: M Turpin

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.

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