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Candelabra
French (Paris)
1750–52
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5cm (9 5/8in.)
Other (Part A): 14.7cm (5 13/16in.)
Other (Part B): 22.1 x 11.4cm (8 11/16 x 4 1/2in.)
Other (Parts A & B): 31.4cm (12 3/8in.)
Weight: 38.5 oz. (2.41 lb.)
Other (Part A): 14.7cm (5 13/16in.)
Other (Part B): 22.1 x 11.4cm (8 11/16 x 4 1/2in.)
Other (Parts A & B): 31.4cm (12 3/8in.)
Weight: 38.5 oz. (2.41 lb.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.455.1a-f
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a pair of candelabra. The domed shaped circular base has a band of strapwork on a matted ground with four applied female masks and chased floral bandwork on the dome. A circular banded knop rises to a tapered octagonal stem with four masks on a matted ground. The stem gives way to a squared knop with a guilloche band with applied scrolled motifs. The nozzle has a banded base with floral bandwork and a gadrooned rim.
The cast branches have a vase shaped center with cast herms in strapwork on a matted ground and a shaped finial. The two scrolling foliage arms have detachable shaped circular bobeches with beaded rims and detachable nozzles identical to those on the candlesticks.
The cast branches have a vase shaped center with cast herms in strapwork on a matted ground and a shaped finial. The two scrolling foliage arms have detachable shaped circular bobeches with beaded rims and detachable nozzles identical to those on the candlesticks.
Marks
Candlestick: Antoine Plot: Maker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, AP, a ball or pincushion (Dennis, 283). Warden's Mark: 1750-1751: a crowned K (Dennis, 23). Charge Mark: 1750-1756: a crowned A with Palm and Laurel branches(Dennis, 23). Discharge mark: for large work, 1750-1756: a boar's head (Denni s, 74) Other: A mark for old work, 1798(?) "Objets de hasard remis dans le commerce ne garantit pas le titre" (Tardy, p. 166). Branch: Sebastien Igonet: Maker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, SJ, crossed Arrows (Dennis, 185). Warden's Mark: 1752: a crowned L (Nocq, p.216). Discharge mark: for small work 1750-1756: a hen's head (Dennis, 144). Marks on Both: a winged helmeted head in a triangular shield, Tardy, p. 167: "Recense de 1809, Grosse recense";Guarantee mark used after 1838: a small boar's head (Tardy, p. 173). On the c andlestick, the mark for old work is on the base. On the branch the Maker's and Warden's marks are on the bobeches and the discharge mark is on both the stem and the bobeches while the "Recense" mark is on the stem.
Provenance1942, Sold by Jacques Helft to Baron Cassel, NY; 1956, Baronne Cassel van Doorn auction, cat. #62, ill. Pl XXXVII. October 2, 1961, purchased from Helft by Elizabeth Parke Firestone