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Hand candlestick
Jean-Joseph Armand (French, master in 1706; died in 1733)
Formerly attributed to: Jean-Joseph Auziere (French, active 1752–1759)
Formerly attributed to: Jean-Joseph Auziere (French, active 1752–1759)
French (Marseille)
about 1720-1730
Object Place: Europe, Marseille, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
4.9 x 16.1 cm (1 15/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.483
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionHand candlestick with cast shaped pan with a gadrooned rim extending around the handle as well, with a band of husk and flowers on matted ground enclosing a plain ground with four matted circles, and a plain, small applied circular base. A matted circle surrounds alternating spiral fluting and gadrooning which is around the base of the stem of the nozzle. The nozzle itself has a base of ninepin strapwork, and a top of scrolling foliage. The flat handle is similar in design with strapwork enclosing scrolling foliage on a matted ground. It has a sharply curved thumbpiece with a scrollwork terminal.
Marks
All marks under base.
Maker's Mark: a crowned IIA with a grain between the I and A. formerly attributed to Jean Joseph Auziere (Helft, #69), reattributed to Jean Joseph Armand (Orfevrerie civile en Provence au XVIIIeme siecle, #82.) .
Warden's mark: a shield with a partial date below "17..", for Marseill, 17..
Discharge mark: two A conjoined (Dennis, #389). Identified by Dennis in 1960 as a discharge mark for an underfarmer of Marseille, undetermined dates. Identified as a crowned double A by the expert Virginie Latour in 2020 as a discharge for Marseille in the 1720's.
Other: an undecipherable mark. looks like a partial warden's mark (part of the shield of marseille).
Other: Guarantee mark used after 1838 for medium sized work: a small crab (Tardy, p. 173).
Maker's Mark: a crowned IIA with a grain between the I and A. formerly attributed to Jean Joseph Auziere (Helft, #69), reattributed to Jean Joseph Armand (Orfevrerie civile en Provence au XVIIIeme siecle, #82.) .
Warden's mark: a shield with a partial date below "17..", for Marseill, 17..
Discharge mark: two A conjoined (Dennis, #389). Identified by Dennis in 1960 as a discharge mark for an underfarmer of Marseille, undetermined dates. Identified as a crowned double A by the expert Virginie Latour in 2020 as a discharge for Marseille in the 1720's.
Other: an undecipherable mark. looks like a partial warden's mark (part of the shield of marseille).
Other: Guarantee mark used after 1838 for medium sized work: a small crab (Tardy, p. 173).
Provenance1910, Roche de la Rigaudiere (curator of Musee des Beaux Arts, Lyon); 1933 part of the collection “Marion et fils” (mention on the catalogue of the exhibition at the Grand Palais,“Decors de la chambre a coucher”, #328; 1968, Elizabeth Parke Firestone