{"title":"ESTATES","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA curated selection of exceptional objects from across centuries. Offered by enquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pair-of-sterling-silver-candlesticks-sheffield-1794","title":"Sterling Silver Candlesticks — Sheffield, 1794","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA pair of late George III candlesticks, made in Sheffield in 1794 by John Green, Roberts, Mosley \u0026amp; Co. The form is neoclassical — fluted stems, stepped circular bases, restrained proportions — and the execution is exactly what Sheffield silversmithing at its peak could produce: precise, unhurried, built to last. Each base carries an engraved stag's head crest, the mark of an original private commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTwo hundred and thirty years later they are in exceptional condition. Fully hallmarked with maker's marks and Sheffield assay marks. Sterling silver. 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This example is in electric blue glass with traces of the original white patina preserved in the recessed areas of the relief — a combination that intensifies the depth of the moulded detail considerably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eLalique introduced the \u003cem\u003eRonces\u003c\/em\u003e model in 1921, the same year his glassworks at Wingen-sur-Moder opened. It remains one of the purest expressions of his approach to the vessel as sculpture. Moulded \u003cem\u003eR. 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The overall effect is hypnotic at close range and quietly confident from a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBarovier served as artistic director of Barovier \u0026amp; Toso for nearly fifty years — a tenure without parallel in the history of Murano glass. Born in 1889 into a Muranese family whose origins stretch back to the 13th century, he distinguished himself early as an experimental designer rather than a traditional glassblower. The Caccia series sits within his mature period, when his command of the mosaic and murrine techniques was absolute.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCOTT'S SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466528366940,"sku":null,"price":5000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8401\/9036\/files\/ercole-barovier-caccia-vase-barovier-toso-1962.png?v=1777241361"},{"product_id":"jean-despres-candlesticks-pair","title":"Pair of Silver Candlesticks — Jean Desprès","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA pair of silver-plated candlesticks by Jean Desprès, the French jeweller and silversmith whose work occupies a singular position between Art Deco precision and artisanal instinct. The design is immediately characteristic — fluted tubular shafts rising from hammered circular bases, the bowl-shaped receptacles also hand-hammered, and a curb chain collar wrapping the base of each shaft. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe combination of the industrial fluting with the organic texture of the hammering is what makes Desprès objects feel unlike anything else of their period. Neither purely decorative nor purely functional — exactly where his best work sits.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCOTT'S SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57526363783516,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8401\/9036\/files\/jean-despres-silver-candlestick-pair-fluted-hammered_d9c21734-1069-443a-b5b2-214d0899b02c.png?v=1777812537"},{"product_id":"picasso-jacquelines-profile-1956","title":"Jacqueline's Profile — Pablo Picasso, 1956","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA cushion-form white stoneware by Pablo Picasso, made at the Madoura pottery in Vallauris in 1956. The front face is worked in relief — a female profile resolved in Picasso's most economic line. The form sits as naturally upright as it does laid flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eMadoura was run by Suzanne and Georges Ramié, and Picasso worked there continuously from 1947 until the end of his life — producing ceramics as both unique works and editions. The relationship between Picasso and Vallauris was one of the most significant collaborations between a modern artist and a craft workshop. Jacqueline Roque, depicted here in profile, became his wife in 1961 and was the subject of more portraits than any other person in his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eImpressed to the underside: \u003cem\u003eEmpreinte Originale de Picasso\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMadoura Plein Feu\u003c\/em\u003e. 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