Caption

Single-candle candlestick by William Cafe fl. 1757–ca. 1802, silver, rococo George II style, 1763/1764, London, England, Great Britain. Rocaille ornament, plant tendrils, flowers, shells, cartouches, acanthus leaves; relief decoration slightly spirally twisted. Rococo on a raised domed foot with a hexagonal rim decorated with flower heads at the corners, passing into a baluster shaft and terminating in a vase-shaped socket with a disc-shaped drip pan. Function: lighting. Height 29 cm; diameter 16.9 cm; weight 695 g., A single ornate candlestick with a metallic surface in shades of silver and gray, featuring a decorative flared top, an elongated stem with sculpted floral and leaf motifs, and a wide decorative base adorned with raised flowers and scrolling details.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_092

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Rights managed

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65.1Mb (735.1Kb) / 12.7in x 20.0in / 3795 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Single-candle candlestick William Cafe fl 1757–ca 1802 silver rococo George II style 1763 1764 London England Great Britain Rocaille ornament plant tendrils flowers shells cartouches acanthus leaves relief decoration slightly spirally twisted Rococo raised domed foot hexagonal rim decorated flower heads corners passing baluster shaft terminating vase-shaped socket disc-shaped drip pan Function lighting Height 29 cm diameter 16.9 cm weight 695 g single ornate candlestick metallic surface shades gray featuring decorative flared top elongated stem sculpted floral leaf motifs wide decorative base adorned raised flowers scrolling details.