Légende

Single-candle candlestick by William Cafe fl. 1757–ca. 1802, silver, rococo/George II style, 1763/1764, London, England. Rocaille ornament; relief decoration of plant tendrils, flowers, shells, cartouches and acanthus leaves; slightly spirally twisted overall. Form: rococo 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. Height 29 cm; diameter 16.9 cm; weight 695 g., A single ornate candlestick rendered in metallic silver tones stands against a neutral grey background, featuring a scalloped dish at the top, an intricately carved shaft with floral and foliate motifs, a bulbous midsection with raised flower decorations, and a broad decorative base with flowing leaf and flower reliefs; the visible colors are silver and shades of grey.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A08_091

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

65.1Mo (771.8Ko) / 32.1cm x 50.8cm / 3795 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Single-candle candlestick William Cafe fl 1757–ca 1802 silver rococo George II style 1763 1764 London England Rocaille ornament relief decoration plant tendrils flowers shells cartouches acanthus leaves slightly spirally twisted Form 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 single ornate candlestick rendered metallic tones stands neutral grey background featuring scalloped dish top intricately carved shaft floral foliate motifs bulbous midsection raised flower decorations broad decorative base flowing leaf flower reliefs visible colors shades grey.