£10,000 - £15,000
AN MAGNIFICENT CANADIAN SILVER TESTIMONIAL CANDELABRUM OF FIVE LIGHTS on four acanthus capped, hipped branches, the banded sconce with scalloped drip pans, the candlestick cast with curling leaves and ears of wheat, on domed, shaped square foot with eight shields of arms, C scrolls and foliage, the edge inscribed PRESENTED TO SIR JOSIAH STAMP, G.B.E., DSC, LLD BY HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT IN CANADA IN APPRECIATION OF HIS GENEROUS AND EMINENT SERVICES AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION ON TRADING IN GRAIN FUTURES 1931, 58cm h, by Ellis Brothers of Toronto, c1930, 331ozs
Sir Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp (1880-1941) who, at the time of his death, was said to be the second wealthiest man in Britain. A Civil Servant and columnist who turned to commerce, he was Chairman of the LMS Railway and a director of the Bank of England. He, his wife and eldest son were killed when their home Shortlands, at Bromley, Kent, was destroyed in an air raid on the night of April 16th, 1941
Good condition
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