A GERMAN SILVER FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRUM

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).