Simon Le SAGE
An Exceptional Pair of George II Candlesticks, 1755
Sterling Silver
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Height: 29.5cm (11.6in) Combined Weight: 75oz (2,360gr) This magnificent pair of sterling silver candlesticks, made in London in 1755 by the distinguished Huguenot silversmith Simon Le Sage, represents the height...
Height: 29.5cm (11.6in)
Combined Weight: 75oz (2,360gr)
This magnificent pair of sterling silver candlesticks, made in London in 1755 by the distinguished Huguenot silversmith Simon Le Sage, represents the height of mid-eighteenth-century Rococo design. Richly cast and chased throughout, the candlesticks display an exuberant naturalistic ornament characteristic of the period, with asymmetrical scrolling foliage, flowering branches, shells and rocaille motifs flowing seamlessly across their surfaces. The baluster-shaped stems rise elegantly from finely modelled shaped bases, each adorned with cartouches framed by swirling acanthus and floral decoration.
Simon Le Sage, son of the famous goldsmith John Hugh le Sage, was a prominent 18th-century London goldsmith and plateworker, active between approximately 1742 and 1761. Operating from Great Suffolk Street, he served as subordinate Goldsmith to the King (George II) and produced ornate, museum-quality silver and silver-gilt pieces, many of which still reside in major royal and national collections today
Combined Weight: 75oz (2,360gr)
This magnificent pair of sterling silver candlesticks, made in London in 1755 by the distinguished Huguenot silversmith Simon Le Sage, represents the height of mid-eighteenth-century Rococo design. Richly cast and chased throughout, the candlesticks display an exuberant naturalistic ornament characteristic of the period, with asymmetrical scrolling foliage, flowering branches, shells and rocaille motifs flowing seamlessly across their surfaces. The baluster-shaped stems rise elegantly from finely modelled shaped bases, each adorned with cartouches framed by swirling acanthus and floral decoration.
Simon Le Sage, son of the famous goldsmith John Hugh le Sage, was a prominent 18th-century London goldsmith and plateworker, active between approximately 1742 and 1761. Operating from Great Suffolk Street, he served as subordinate Goldsmith to the King (George II) and produced ornate, museum-quality silver and silver-gilt pieces, many of which still reside in major royal and national collections today
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