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A pair of silver candlesticks resting on a base featuring co…
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A pair of silver candlesticks resting on a base featuring co…
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Estimate €2,500 - €3,500
Voluntary lot
Description
A pair of silver candlesticks resting on a base featuring contoured edges, mouldings and scallops. The plain bell is engraved with a coat of arms symbolising a marriage alliance beneath a count’s crown (previously scraped away). The shaft is triangular and decorated with entablatures, scrolls and shells. The bowl is faceted.
Master silversmith: Gabriel Faurie, admitted in 1732
Bordeaux, 1740–1741
Height: 23.5 cm
Weight: 1,413 g
Included is a pair of candlesticks with fillet-edged contours.
Paris, 1785–1786
Weight: 68 g
Minor imperfections and previous restoration work.
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