Caption

Candlestick, enamel on a hexagonal base tapering toward the top with a shaft; on each side a coat of arms on a blue enamel background eagle and blue lion on horizontal red stripes; between them, below the shields on the edges, rhombuses with engraved dragons. 19th-century shaft; 14th-century Limoges possibly; Barcelona possibly; lighting; height 32 cm, diameter 11 cm., A tall, slender metallic object with a tapered golden shaft rising from a decorative base; the shaft shows a few segmented rings and slight ornamentation and is a metallic gold color. The base is flared and scalloped with a worn painted surface showing muted reds, blues, and hints of green alongside the gold, and it sits on a reflective gray surface that mirrors the base faintly; the background is a uniform pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_127

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (807.6Kb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Candlestick enamel hexagonal base tapering top shaft side coat arms blue background eagle blue lion horizontal red stripes them shields edges rhombuses engraved dragons 19th-century shaft 14th-century Limoges Barcelona lighting height 32 cm diameter 11 cm tall slender metallic object tapered golden shaft rising decorative base segmented rings slight ornamentation metallic gold color flared scalloped worn painted surface showing muted reds blues hints green alongside gold sits reflective gray surface mirrors base faintly background uniform pale gray.