Caption

Single-candle candlestick by William Cafe fl. 1757–ca.1802, goldsmith. Rococo/Georgian George II style, 1763–1764, London, England, Great Britain. 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 drippan. Decorated in rocaille motifs—plant tendrils, flowers, cartouches, shells, acanthus leaves—in slight spiral twist. Materials/technique: silver goldsmith work. Function: lighting. Height 29 cm; diameter 16.9 cm; weight 695 g., A tall ornate metallic candlestick stands upright against a pale gray background, showing a polished silver surface with decorative reliefs. The top has a shallow scalloped dish with floral and scroll motifs, leading to a slender stem that features raised acanthus-like leaves and rounded fluted sections. The midsection bulges into a heart-shaped knop decorated with sculpted roses and other floral forms, then tapers into a column with carved ridges and curving embellishments. The base flares outward into a wide, irregularly shaped plinth adorned with abundant floral garlands, roses, leaves, and flowing scrollwork, all in the same silver tone. The visible colors are silver and shades of gray from highlights and soft shadows.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_098

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Keywords

Single-candle candlestick William Cafe fl 1757–ca.1802 goldsmith Rococo Georgian George II style 1763–1764 London England Great Britain Raised domed foot hexagonal rim decorated flower heads corners passing baluster shaft terminating vase-shaped socket disc-shaped drippan Decorated rocaille motifs plant tendrils flowers cartouches shells acanthus leaves in slight spiral twist Materials technique silver goldsmith work Function lighting Height 29 cm diameter 16.9 cm weight 695 g tall ornate metallic candlestick stands upright pale gray background showing polished surface decorative reliefs top shallow scalloped dish floral scroll motifs leading slender stem features raised acanthus- leaves rounded fluted sections midsection bulges heart-shaped knop decorated sculpted roses floral forms tapers column carved ridges curving embellishments base flares outward wide irregularly shaped plinth adorned abundant floral garlands roses flowing scrollwork silver tone visible colors shades gray highlights soft shadows.