Lot Essay
The prototype for this candlestick is in Berlin (Pechstein, loc. cit.): it is related in style to the work of Desiderio da Firenze.
Details
A PAIR OF BRONZE CANDLESTICKS
PADUAN RENAISSANCE STYLE
Brown patina; each nozzle now filled with plaster and a circular metal sleeve.
7in. (17.8cm.) high (2)
PADUAN RENAISSANCE STYLE
Brown patina; each nozzle now filled with plaster and a circular metal sleeve.
7in. (17.8cm.) high (2)
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
K. Pechstein, Bronzen und Plaketten, Berlin, 1968, no. 79
K. Pechstein, Bronzen und Plaketten, Berlin, 1968, no. 79