Candlestick
English
1737
Dimensions
Overall: 24.1 x 11.6 x 11.6 cm (9 1/2 x 4 9/16 x 4 9/16 in.) Weight: 50 oz (1555g)
Accession Number
2001.123.1
Medium or Technique
Silver
On View
Alan and Simone Hartman Galleries (Gallery 241A)
Collections
Classifications
Markings
Struck twice under bases with maker's mark of John White.
Provenance
Probably made for John, 2nd Lord King and Baron of Ockham (1706-40); after his death by descent within King family until to the Executry of the late Manon, Countess of Lovelace; May 12, 1993, sold by the Executry of the late Manon, Countess of Lovelace at Christie's, London, lot 145, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund