A GERMAN SILVER FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRUM
Lot 218

A GERMAN SILVER FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRUM

MARK OF HEINRICH MAU, DRESDEN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed17 November 2009

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GBP 3,750

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A GERMAN SILVER FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRUM
MARK OF HEINRICH MAU, DRESDEN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The domed circular base chased with foliage and rocaille, with baluster stem, with three foliage cast branches, each terminating in baluster socket with shaped wax-pan, with a further central socket, marked on foot
20¼ in. (51.4 cm.) high
88 oz. (2,750 gr.)

Specialist note

This candelabrum is based on a design by Christian Heinrich Ingermann, who crafted much of the silver for the court of Augustus III of Saxony (see Christie's, New York, 30 October 1991, lot 64 and 18 October 1994, lot 46).

The design saw a revival during the late 19th century when silversmiths such as Moritz Elimeyer, the court silversmith in Dresden, and others began producing examples to copy Ingermann's originals (Christie's London, 25 November 2008, lot 90 for a pair of seven light examples).