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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY OF TITLE
A fine pair of Dutch silver four-light candelabra
MAKER'S MARK OF DIEDERIK LODEWIJK BENNEWITZ, AMSTERDAM, 1807, ALSO STRUCK WITH DUTY MARK OF 1807
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A fine pair of Dutch silver four-light candelabra
Maker's mark of Diederik Lodewijk Bennewitz, Amsterdam, 1807, also struck with duty mark of 1807
Each on tripod base with beaded bands, centered by a floral ornament, the tapering stem facetted and supported by three scroll and claw feet, the vase-shaped beaded and reeded socket supporting three scroll branches, sprouting from a finely chased floral socket centering the fourth light, vase-shaped sockets and beaded dripping pans, detachable reeded nozzles (base and arms both fully marked)
60cm
(4216gr.)
Maker's mark of Diederik Lodewijk Bennewitz, Amsterdam, 1807, also struck with duty mark of 1807
Each on tripod base with beaded bands, centered by a floral ornament, the tapering stem facetted and supported by three scroll and claw feet, the vase-shaped beaded and reeded socket supporting three scroll branches, sprouting from a finely chased floral socket centering the fourth light, vase-shaped sockets and beaded dripping pans, detachable reeded nozzles (base and arms both fully marked)
60cm
(4216gr.)