A GEORGE II MAHOGANY TRIPOD KETTLE OR CANDLE STAND, CIRCA 1740

Property from a Private Connecticut Collection
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY TRIPOD KETTLE OR CANDLE STAND, CIRCA 1740

height 29 in.; width 19 in.; diameter of top 13 in.
73.5 cm; 48 cm; 33 cm

Condition Report:
In good condition with a pleasing warm color and crisp carving with good relief. A few minor losses to extremities commensurate with age and use. One leg with repaired break at join with column and scuff mark. Small area (approx.. 1 in.) of leaf carving under top replaced. Top with an age crack (approximately 5 inches).

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Provenance:
Percival D. Griffiths Esq. Sandridgebury, Hertfordshire

Frank Partridge, New York

The Collection of J.P Argenti, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 13 December 1947 lot 350

Sotheby's New York, 13 December 1986, lot 212