Caption

Single-candle candlestick by William Cafe fl. 1757–ca. 1802, silver, 1763–1764, London, England. Rococo George II style: raised domed foot with 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. Ornament includes rocailles, plant tendrils, flowers, cartouches, shells, acanthus leaves and relief decoration; overall decoration is slightly spirally twisted. Function: lighting. Height 29 cm; diameter 16.9 cm; weight 695 g., A silver ornate object viewed from above with a central circular opening surrounded by raised floral and leaf decorations, resting on a square-ish base with scalloped edges and embossed floral motifs; the visible colors are silver and a dark brownish tone inside the central opening, against a white background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_094

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Rights managed

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89.0Mb (879.2Kb) / 18.6in x 18.6in / 5576 x 5576 (300dpi)

Keywords

Single-candle candlestick William Cafe fl 1757–ca 1802 silver 1763–1764 London England Rococo George II style raised domed foot hexagonal rim decorated flower heads corners passing baluster shaft terminating vase-shaped socket disc-shaped drip pan Ornament includes rocailles plant tendrils flowers cartouches shells acanthus leaves relief decoration decoration slightly spirally twisted Function lighting Height 29 cm diameter 16.9 cm weight 695 g ornate object viewed central circular opening surrounded raised floral leaf decorations resting square-ish base scalloped edges embossed floral motifs visible colors dark brownish tone inside central opening white background.