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 and acanthus leaves in slight spiral twist. 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. Height 29 cm; diameter 16.9 cm; weight 695 g. Origin: London, England., A single ornate metallic candlestick stands upright against a smooth pale gray background, featuring a reflective silver surface with sculpted floral and leaf motifs along its shaft and broad decorative base; the design includes rounded and curved forms, embossed roses and petals, and flowing scrollwork, all rendered in shades of silver and gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_101

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Rights managed

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65.1Mb (704.0Kb) / 12.7in x 20.0in / 3795 x 6000 (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 slight spiral twist raised domed foot hexagonal rim decorated flower heads corners passing baluster shaft terminating vase-shaped socket disc-shaped drip pan Height 29 cm diameter 16.9 cm weight 695 g Origin London England single ornate metallic candlestick stands upright smooth pale gray background featuring reflective silver surface sculpted floral leaf motifs shaft broad decorative base design includes rounded curved forms embossed roses petals flowing scrollwork rendered shades gray.