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Single-candle candlestick by William Café fl. 1757–ca. 1802, rococo, 1763–1764, England, London. Rococo 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. Decorated with rococo motifs in the George II style — rocailles, plant tendrils, flowers, cartouches, shells and acanthus leaves — with the entire decoration slightly spirally twisted. Materials/technique: scrap. Function: lighting. Dimensions: height 29 cm, diameter 16.9 cm, weight 717 g., A decorative metallic object with an ornate floral relief seen from above, featuring a central cylindrical opening and a scalloped edge; the surface shows raised sculpted flowers, leaves, and scrollwork in a silvery finish with subtle darker shadows and a small area of brown visible inside the central opening, all set against a pale off-white background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A08_113

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

89.0Mo (1.4Mo) / 47.2cm x 47.2cm / 5576 x 5576 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Single-candle candlestick William Café fl 1757–ca 1802 rococo 1763–1764 England London Rococo single-candle candlestick raised domed foot hexagonal rim decorated flower heads corners passing baluster shaft terminating vase-shaped socket disc-shaped drip pan Decorated rococo motifs George II style rocailles plant tendrils flowers cartouches shells acanthus leaves entire decoration slightly spirally twisted Materials technique scrap Function lighting Dimensions height 29 cm diameter 16.9 cm weight 717 g decorative metallic object ornate floral relief featuring central cylindrical opening scalloped edge surface raised sculpted flowers leaves scrollwork silvery finish subtle darker shadows small area brown visible inside central opening set pale off-white background.