Live Auction 16217The Eric Albada Jelgersma Collection Sale
A PAIR OF LOUIS XIV SILVER CANDLESTICKS
Lot 638

A PAIR OF LOUIS XIV SILVER CANDLESTICKS

PARIS, 1693, MAKER'S MARK C? PERHAPS CP FOR CHARLES DELAFOND

Closed7 December 2018

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GBP 13,750

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XIV SILVER CANDLESTICKS
PARIS, 1693, MAKER'S MARK C? PERHAPS CP FOR CHARLES DELAFOND
Each on stepped circular base with baluster knopped stem and spool-shaped socket, the base engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked under base, the sockets further marked with the décharge of Pierre Pointeau and Robert Talbot
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
20 oz. 15 dwt. (646 gr.)
The coat-of-arms is that of Montillet, Bresse, Bugey and Savoie, probably for Guy de Montillet, Seigneur de Champdore, Conseiller au Parlement des Dombes in 1699.

Specialist note

Charles Delafond entered his first mark in January 1659. He adopted a new mark following changes in the legislation in May 1680. For the majority of his career he resided near Saint-Severin. He died there in 1708. His production recorded in M. Bimbenet-Privat, Les orfèvres et l'orfèvrerie de Paris au XVIIe siecle, Paris, 2002, p. 303 reveals at least two pairs of candlesticks by him, both on square bases and dated respectively 1680-1681 and 1682-1683.