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Single-candle candlestick by William Cafe fl. 1757–ca. 1802. Rococo/Georgian George II style, 1763/1764. 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 spiral-twisted relief decoration. Height 29 cm; diameter 16.9 cm; weight 695 g. Origin: London, England., A single ornate metal candlestick stands against a pale gray background, displaying a silvery finish with subtle darker tarnished areas; the upper socket has a flared rim and a bulbous section with raised leafy motifs, the slender stem features sculpted floral and scroll details and a few rounded nodes, and the broad base is shaped with curved edges and adorned with several raised flowers, leaves, and flowing decorative patterns in matching silver tones.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A08_099

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

65.1Mo (711.9Ko) / 32.1cm x 50.8cm / 3795 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Single-candle candlestick William Cafe fl 1757–ca 1802 Rococo Georgian George II style 1763 1764 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 spiral-twisted relief decoration Height 29 cm diameter 16.9 cm weight 695 g Origin London England single ornate metal candlestick stands pale gray background displaying silvery finish subtle darker tarnished areas upper socket flared rim bulbous section raised leafy motifs slender stem features sculpted floral scroll details rounded nodes broad base shaped curved edges adorned several leaves flowing decorative patterns matching silver tones.