A rare pair of George III silver Neo Classical candlesticks John Carter, London 1772 Each with Ionic column rising from a tall square pedestal, each of the top corners with rams masks linked with laurel leaf swags, each side with an oval reserve, one engraved with a crest of a goat's head erased argent, armed below a Viscounts coronet, with a lower narrow band of drapes terminating on triple stepped loaded bases, with turned wood inserts, the removable drip pans with incurved corners and bead rims further engraved 'No2' and scratch weight '19'4' and 'No3', '19'14' , height 34.5cm. (2) Footnotes: Provenance: With Mary Cooke Antiques Limited 2014 The Patrick and Mavis Walker Silver Collection There are two possibilities for the crest a goat's head erased argent, armed below a viscounts coronet This could be associated with the arms of the HAY family who were Marquesses of Tweeddale (created 1646), Earls of Tweeddale (created 1646), Earls of Gifford (created 1694) and Viscounts Walden (created 1694), all in the Scottish Peerage. When used in conjunction with a viscount's coronet it identifies the eldest son, or on this occasion the heir apparent, of the serving Marquess. At the time of assay (1772) George HAY (1700-1787) was the 6th Marquess of Tweeddale, 7th Earl of Tweedale and 6th Earl of Gifford after the death in 1770 of his nephew George HAY (1758-1770) 5th Marquess of Tweeddale. Both died unmarried and without a son as heir, the family titles reverted to the son of William HAY youngest son of the John HAY (1645-1713) 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale and it is he, who served an officer in the East India Company's Bombay Marine, who would have inherited the title of Viscount. This was George HAY (1753-1804), later in 1787 the 7th Marquess of Tweedale. In 1785 he married Lady Hannah MAITLAND (died 1814) the daughter of James MAITLAND (1718-1789) 7th Earl of Lauderdale in the Scottish Peerage by Mary Turner LOMBE (died 1789). Also for Viscount William Chetwynd, 4th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven, (25 November 1721 – 12 November 1791) in the county of Kerry, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland as well as the 4th Baron Rathdowne, in the county of Dublin. He succeeded to the title on the death of his father on 3rd April 1770. He was a British Whig politician, Member of Parliament for Stockbridge who sat in the House of Commons from 1747 to 1754. He held the office of Equerry to the King between 1758 and 1760. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing