Caption

Single-candle candlestick by William Cafe fl. 1757–ca. 1802. Rococo George II style single-candle candlestick 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. Decorated with rocailles, plant tendrils, flowers, cartouches, shells and acanthus leaves; overall decoration is slightly spirally twisted. Materials/technique: scrap. Date: 1763/1764. Place of origin: London, England, Great Britain. Function: lighting. Height 29 cm; diameter 16.9 cm; weight 695 g., A metallic object with a central cylindrical base and a shallow, flared top is centered against a light gray background; the top rim shows an ornate raised floral and leaf pattern with curved, scalloped edges, and the surface of the object appears reflective with visible scratches and subtle variations in shading; colors visible include silver, light gray, and subtle darker gray tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_100

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25.7Mb (208.9Kb) / 11.4in x 8.8in / 3409 x 2631 (300dpi)

Keywords

Single-candle candlestick William Cafe fl 1757–ca 1802 Rococo George II style single-candle candlestick raised domed foot hexagonal rim decorated flower heads corners passing baluster shaft terminating vase-shaped socket disc-shaped drip pan Decorated rocailles plant tendrils flowers cartouches shells acanthus leaves decoration slightly spirally twisted Materials technique scrap Date 1763 1764 Place origin London England Great Britain Function lighting Height 29 cm diameter 16.9 cm weight 695 g metallic object central cylindrical base shallow flared top centered light gray background top rim ornate raised floral leaf pattern curved scalloped edges surface object reflective visible scratches subtle variations shading colors visible include silver light gray subtle darker gray tones.