Caption

Candlestick, enamel, on a hexagonal base tapering towards 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, Barcelona, lighting, height 32 cm, diameter 11 cm, A tall, slender, vertically oriented metallic object with a tapered shaft in a golden color rising from a decorative flared base; the shaft shows a few segmented rings and slight surface irregularities in the same golden tone. The base flares outward in a scalloped shape and features painted decorative panels in muted colors including red, blue, green, and brown, with repeating heraldic-style motifs and worn areas where the paint has aged. The object sits on a smooth reflective surface that creates a faint mirrored reflection beneath it, and the background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_128

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (842.8Kb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Candlestick enamel hexagonal base tapering towards 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 vertically oriented metallic object tapered shaft golden color rising decorative flared base segmented rings slight surface irregularities golden tone base flares outward scalloped shape features painted decorative panels muted colors green brown repeating heraldic-style motifs worn areas paint aged object sits smooth reflective surface creates faint mirrored reflection beneath background uniform light gray.