Lot Essay
The cornucopia-supporting figures of these candlesticks are related to the oeuvre of Corneille von Cleve (d. 1732).
A pair of closely related candlesticks was sold from the collection of Mrs. Corinna Kavanagh at Sotheby's London, 22 November 1963, lot 17. The strapwork and entrelac bases of these candlesticks are identical to those on a pair of early 18th Century candlesticks in the Wallace Collection, illustrated in F.J.B. Watson, Wallace Collection Catalogues, Furniture, London, 1956, pl. 20, F22.
A pair of closely related candlesticks was sold from the collection of Mrs. Corinna Kavanagh at Sotheby's London, 22 November 1963, lot 17. The strapwork and entrelac bases of these candlesticks are identical to those on a pair of early 18th Century candlesticks in the Wallace Collection, illustrated in F.J.B. Watson, Wallace Collection Catalogues, Furniture, London, 1956, pl. 20, F22.