An important pair of Dutch silver table candlesticks

MAKER'S MARK OF ABRAHAM LA PO SR., AMSTERDAM, 1732

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An important pair of Dutch silver table candlesticks
Maker's mark of Abraham la Po Sr., Amsterdam, 1732
Each of octagonal form on four scroll feet, the base pierced with stylised floral- and shell ornaments against partly sanded ground, the sunken base with raised and knobbed baluster stem, applied with drapes, tassels and floral ornaments, vase-shaped sockets
21cm. (8½in.) high
marked underneath
844gr. (2)

Sale room notice

Please note the maker's mark is Abraham La Pro and not as stated in the catalogue
Please note the +sign is not relevant

Lot Essay

Candlesticks of this kind are rare, only one other example of candlesticks with pierced bases are known, see A.C. Beeling, Nederlands Zilver 1600-1813, part III, Groningen 1986 pp. 256-257 with illustration.
This almost identical pair has been made by the Amsterdam silversmith Pieter Robol I in 1727 and 1728

See illustration

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