Lot 839
An impressive modern five light candelabra
Auction: Jewellery & Silver
Description
C J Vander, London 1968, the four scrolling branches emanating from a central sconce with foliate details and pendants with square drip pans and baluster sconces above, resting on an tapered knopped stem with chased panels of foliate and scrolling decoration, the domed canted square base with gadrooned rim and panels with cherub masks and foliate detail
Dimensions
67cm high, 312oz
Footnote
This candelabrum is loosely based on a design similar to a pair by Paul de Lamerie of 1731, made for Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676 - 1745)
The design for the candlesticks derive from an "antique" pattern, engraved by Jean Berain (d 1711) dessinateur to King Louis XIV and introduced to London by some of leading Huguenot silversmiths of the early 18th century.