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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2018.299.1
People
George Wickes, British (Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 1698 - 1791 Thurston, Suffolk)
Title
One of a "Pair of Candlesticks"
Classification
Lighting Devices
Work Type
lighting device
Date
1746
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/362624

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
assembled: 29.8 × 18.5 cm (11 3/4 × 7 5/16 in.)
base: 29.3 × 18.5 cm (11 9/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
drip pan: 6.5 × 7.6 cm (2 9/16 × 3 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: bottom of base, engraved: No 6
  • inscription: bottom of base, engraved: 43=1 [scratchweight]
  • inscription: bottom of base, engraved: [earl's coronet] / K
  • hallmark: bottom of base, punched: lion passant, crowned leopard, L [date letter, 1746]
  • maker's mark: bottom of base, punched: [crown] / GW [mark of George Wickes]
  • inscription: on drip pan, engraved: No 6

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare, later 1st Duke of Leinster; by descent; to Edward, 7th Duke of Leinster, probably transferred; to Sir Henry Mallaby-Deeley, 1918 or 1922 (1863-1937). [1] [Christie's, London, July 10, 2014, lot 14, bought in]. [S. J. Shrubsole, New York], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2018

Notes
[1] Henry Mallaby-Deeley took over the debts and ownership of Edward, 7th Duke of Leinster through an agreement which annulled his bankruptcy. See "Aspects of Irish Aristocratic Life," Chapter 18 for a detailed explanation of the transfer.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Paul Clarke Stauffer Fund
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
2018.299.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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