A FINE GEORGE III SILVER PRESENTATION CENTERPIECE CANDELABRUM LONDON, 1803, MAKER'S MARK OF PHILIP CORNMAN The invected square pedestal base raised on four turtle-form feet, the sides applied with four plaques, two each with coats-of-arms, crests and mottoes and two with a classical figure watching the approach of a ship from an island, enclosed by applied fruit baskets, shell and acanthus decoration, rising to a circular central standard with classical masks at intervals amid a band of vertical palmettes, issuing four bifurcated foliate and bead scroll branches supporting vase-shaped sockets with similiar palmette decoration above circular drip-pans, the central circular openwork basket with ropetwist rims and woven and geometric bands below strapwork, with red glass liner, the central standard engraved RUNDELL BRIDGE & RUNDELL, Aurifices Regis Fecerunt, marked on base, basket, branches, sockets, drip-pans and nozzles--24in. (61cm.) overall length (350 oz.)
A FINE GEORGE III SILVER PRESENTATION CENTERPIECE CANDELABRUM LONDON, 1803, MAKER'S MARK OF PHILIP CORNMAN The invected square pedestal base raised on four turtle-form feet, the sides applied with four plaques, two each with coats-of-arms, crests and mottoes and two with a classical figure watching the approach of a ship from an island, enclosed by applied fruit baskets, shell and acanthus decoration, rising to a circular central standard with classical masks at intervals amid a band of vertical palmettes, issuing four bifurcated foliate and bead scroll branches supporting vase-shaped sockets with similiar palmette decoration above circular drip-pans, the central circular openwork basket with ropetwist rims and woven and geometric bands below strapwork, with red glass liner, the central standard engraved RUNDELL BRIDGE & RUNDELL, Aurifices Regis Fecerunt, marked on base, basket, branches, sockets, drip-pans and nozzles--24in. (61cm.) overall length (350 oz.)
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