The set of four silver-gilt candlesticks, right, priced at £350,000 by Koopman Rare Art, were among the top sales on the opening day of Masterpiece London last week, Frances Allitt writes.
The candlesticks, dated 1745, were made by Paul Crespin and designed by William Kent (1685-1748). The set is the earliest known of this design and was originally in the collection of the Earl of Lincoln.