Caption

Single-candle candlestick by William Cafe fl. 1757–ca. 1802, silver, 1763/1764. Rococo George II style: rocaille ornament, plant tendrils, flowers, shells, cartouches, acanthus leaves; relief decoration slightly spirally twisted. Rococo candlestick on a 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. Single-candle lighting object. London, England. Height 29 cm; diameter 16.9 cm; weight 695 g., A decorative metallic object with an ornate floral relief, shown from above; the piece is primarily silver with a darker brownish interior visible at its center, and it features a scalloped hexagonal shape, raised flowers and leaves, curved lines and ribbed borders, all rendered in silver tones against a light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_096

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Rights managed

Available size

89.0Mb (1.4Mb) / 18.6in x 18.6in / 5576 x 5576 (300dpi)

Keywords

Single-candle candlestick William Cafe fl 1757–ca 1802 silver 1763 1764 Rococo George II style rocaille ornament plant tendrils flowers shells cartouches acanthus leaves relief decoration slightly spirally twisted Rococo candlestick raised domed foot hexagonal rim decorated flower heads corners passing baluster shaft terminating vase-shaped socket disc-shaped drip pan Single-candle lighting object London England Height 29 cm diameter 16.9 cm weight 695 g decorative metallic object ornate floral relief shown piece primarily silver darker brownish interior visible center features scalloped hexagonal shape raised flowers leaves curved lines ribbed borders rendered silver tones light gray background.