A Pair of George III Ormolu Mounted Derbyshire Spar Candle Vases, the bulbous bodies applied with winged female terms, united by a foliate decorated girdle, raised on fluted spreading feet with a square base and tortoiseshell veneered plinths (one panel missing) with later foliate decorated arms, 35cm high. (2)

*Footnote: The design of these candle vases is based on a marble example by Matthew Boulton. See page 127 'Ormolu The Work of Matthew Boulton', Nicholas Goodinson, Phaidon, 1974.

They have been consigned for auction from a local private vendor who inherited them from his father and they have been packed away for some years. Please note description change to Derbyshire Spar.