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A rare Chelsea fable candlestick, circa 1765-70

14 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A rare Chelsea fable candlestick, circa 1765-70

Of 'The cock and the jewel' before elaborate bocage, a jewel lying on the ground before him, flanked by hens and chicks, the scrolled base picked out in gold, the pierced nozzle and sconce in gold and turquoise, 24cm high, gold anchor mark

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Aesop's fable of the Cock and Jewel revolves around a cock that turns up a jewel whilst scratching for food. 'Ho!' he says, 'a fine thing you are, no doubt, and, had your owner found you, great would his joy have been. But for me, give me a single grain of corn before all the jewels in the world.' A similar group is in the Untermyer Collection. The companion group represents the fable of the Vain Jackdaw

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