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American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
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- Sale 4728
Live
| Philadelphia
May 2 | 7:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 4728
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$1,500 – $2,500
The candlestick circa 1740, and the pair of salts with the arms of Mercer and motto, "The Cipt Pout/ Crux Christi Nostra Corona," circa 1755.
H: 8 1/4 in. Dia: 5 in. (candlestick), H: 2 in. W: 4 in. D: 3 1/4 in. (salts)Note
A set of four silver candlesticks by Dirk ten Brink, Amsterdam, 1718 (offered at Sotheby's, Amsterdam, December 4 and 5, 2006) bears the same form, illustrating that this porcelain example may be derived from a Dutch silver prototype.
Provenance
Pair of salts: Matthew & Elisabeth Sharpe, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Property of a Virginia lady.
