
Ellis Finch
Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
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Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
Provenance
From the collection of John Holroyd-Reece at Chilham Castle, Kent.
To the current owner by descent.
These candlesticks are pictured at Chilham Castle in the 1950s being used as electric lamps.
John Holroyd-Reece (1897-1969) was educated at Repton. While considering a place at King's College, Cambridge, the First World War began and Holroyd-Reece joined the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. He was a knowledgeable collector of antiques and founded Pegasus Press in 1927 which specialised in books on fine art.