Lot 321
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AN IMPORTANT SUITE OF TWO SILVER AND MIXED-METAL JAPANESQUE CANDELABRA AND TWO CANDLESTICKS
AN IMPORTANT SUITE OF TWO SILVER AND MIXED-METAL JAPANESQUE CANDELABRA AND TWO CANDLESTICKS

MAKER'S MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1880

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AN IMPORTANT SUITE OF TWO SILVER AND MIXED-METAL JAPANESQUE CANDELABRA AND TWO CANDLESTICKS
Maker's mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1880
applied with mokume, copper and gold motifs, the two candlesticks engraved on base with monogram MJM
the candelabra 10in. high; gross weight 45oz.
marked under bases, the candelabra 5162/2420 and 5162/9806, the candlesticks 5162/9816; the candlesticks, candelabra and two wax pans struck with French control mark (4)

Lot Essay

The applied gold and copper paulownia leaves and blossoms on the bases of these candlesticks were undoubtedly inspired by the Japanese Imperial crest, which incorporated this plant. The Japanese reverence for the paulownia in this period was reinforced by the establishment of the Order of the Paulownia Sun in 1888 by Emperor Meiji.