Noble & Private Collections Including Property from Corby Castle, Cumbria, and Marco Voena’s London Pied-à-Terre

Noble & Private Collections Including Property from Corby Castle, Cumbria, and Marco Voena’s London Pied-à-Terre

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 38. A Victorian silver six-light candelabrum centrepiece and stand, Alexander Macrae, London, 1867.

The Principal Contents of Corby Castle, Cumbria

A Victorian silver six-light candelabrum centrepiece and stand, Alexander Macrae, London, 1867

Live auction begins on:

November 19, 01:30 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Bid

5,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

The shaped-triangular base on three foliate feet and engraved with a coat-of-arms, a monogram and a presentation inscription, the vine leaf-clad stem surrounded by three putti representing the arts and leading to the central basket supporting a cut-glass bowl and the six branches with removable drip-pans, on a mirrored plateau with foaming wave border,


94cm, 37in. high (without stand)

9149gr., 294oz

The presentation inscription reads: 'Presented to Sir Curtis Miranda Lampson, Baronet, by the Corporation of the Royal Exchange and the London Assurance and the London Indemnity and Prime Assurance Companies in acknowledgment at his able and gratuitous services in realizing for their benefit the property saved from the wreck of the Nicolaus I, April 1869'.


The arms and monogram are those of Sir Curtis Lampson, 1st Baronet (1806-1885) who was born in Vermont, Massachusetts where he gained his first job as a clerk. He moved to England in 1830 and became a naturalised subject in 1848. He was a director of the Atlantic Telegraph Company which succeeded in laying a cable between America and England in 1866 whereupon Lampson was created a baronet for his efforts. He lived at Rowfant House, a Tudor mansion in West Sussex.

You May Also Like

A pair of George III silver three-light candelabra, John Scofield, London, 1785
A pair of George III silver three-light candelabra, John Scofield, London, 1785

Estimate: 15,000 - 25,000 GBP

A group of twenty-nine silver shell-shaped dishes and salts, various dates and makers
A group of twenty-nine silver shell-shaped dishes and salts, various dates and makers

Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 GBP

An associated silver twelve-piece silver tea and coffee service, the majority, John Figg, London, 1848
An associated silver twelve-piece silver tea and coffee service, the majority, John Figg, London, 1848

Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 GBP

A Victorian six-light silver candelabrum centrepiece, George Angell & Co., London, 1857
A Victorian six-light silver candelabrum centrepiece, George Angell & Co., London, 1857

Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP

"The Howard Trophy": a George III silver coffee pot with later stand, the pot Thomas Whipham, London, 1760; the stand and finial Paul Storr, London, 1832
"The Howard Trophy": a George III silver coffee pot with later stand, the pot Thomas Whipham, London, 1760; the stand and finial Paul Storr, London, 1832

Estimate: 6,000 - 10,000 GBP

A group of thirty-six silver underplates, C.J. Vander, Sheffield, 2002
A group of thirty-six silver underplates, C.J. Vander, Sheffield, 2002

Estimate: 12,000 - 18,000 GBP

A William IV silver-gilt two-handled cup, Paul Storr, London, 1836; the plinth Mortimer & Hunt, London, 1839
A William IV silver-gilt two-handled cup, Paul Storr, London, 1836; the plinth Mortimer & Hunt, London, 1839

Estimate: 12,000 - 18,000 GBP

A set of twenty-four Victorian silver soup plates, Carrington & Co., London, 1894
A set of twenty-four Victorian silver soup plates, Carrington & Co., London, 1894

Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 GBP

A group of shooting and hunting-related objects, various makers, 19th century and later
A group of shooting and hunting-related objects, various makers, 19th century and later

Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Royal: a set of four George III silver-gilt coasters, Digby Scott & Benjamin Smith, London, 1805/1806
Royal: a set of four George III silver-gilt coasters, Digby Scott & Benjamin Smith, London, 1805/1806

Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP