Caption

Single-candle candlestick by William Cafe fl. 1757–ca. 1802, rococo/Georgian George II style, 1763/1764, London, England. Silver 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. Ornament includes rocailles, plant tendrils, flowers, cartouches, shells, acanthus leaves and slight spiral twisting of the overall decoration. Height 29 cm; diameter 16.9 cm; weight 695 g., A metallic object with a cylindrical base supporting a shallow, scalloped dish-like top decorated with raised floral and leaf motifs; the surface shows smooth and slightly scratched textures. Colors visible are silver and shades of gray against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_102

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Rights managed

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25.7Mb (211.0Kb) / 11.4in x 8.8in / 3409 x 2631 (300dpi)

Keywords

Single-candle candlestick William Cafe fl 1757–ca 1802 rococo Georgian George II style 1763 1764 London England Silver single-candle candlestick 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 slight spiral twisting decoration Height 29 cm diameter 16.9 cm weight 695 g metallic object cylindrical base supporting shallow scalloped dish- top decorated raised floral leaf motifs surface smooth slightly scratched textures Colors visible silver shades gray pale gray background.