A pair of Dutch silver-mounted wood candlesticks, Jacobus Kelder, Leiden, 1788

Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton
A pair of Dutch silver-mounted wood candlesticks, Jacobus Kelder, Leiden, 1788

with silver drippans and nozzles, plain barley-twist wood stems and turned basis, the mounts embossed and chased with flowers
21.5 cm, 8.5in

Condition Report:
Some small little splits on the crimped edge of the silver drippans and with some dents and light wear to the embossed ornament, marked on the underside of each drippan only; the turned wood stems with a nice patina, both stems detachable from the circular bases, each stem with a split at the top which is hidden in both cases underneath the drippans.

Provenance:
Possibly acquired by William, 11th Duke of Hamilton (1811-1863) or his wife Marie, Duchess of Hamilton (1818-1888) around the time of their alterations and redecoration of Brodick Castle, Arran;
By descent to their granddaughter, Lady Mary Louise (1884-1957), only child and principal heir of William Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, who married in 1906 James Graham (1878-1954), Marquis of Graham who in 1925 succeeded his father as 6th Duke of Montrose;
Thence by descent.