Lot 12
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A PAIR OF MAGNIFICENT SILVER NINE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

Details
A PAIR OF MAGNIFICENT SILVER NINE-LIGHT CANDELABRA
MAKER'S MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, 1884

One decorated with mermaids astride dolphins and one with mermen leading seahorses; each with a central standard above four spiralling bifurcated branches, spot-hammered and applied with seaweed and seashells, above a squared baluster standard applied with figures, seahorses, fish, seashells, and seaweed, above a shaped spot-hammered base applied with shells and seaweed and with four shaped feet, each marked--15½in. high
(241 oz.) (2)

Lot Essay

The design of these candelabra is described in the Tiffany Archives as "Candelabra, Seahorse, Rich." The records also indicate that this pair is the only one made in this pattern. The design drawings were completed during the summer of 1884, and the labor charges alone for the making of the candelabra were $780.

Photo Caption: Drawing of the Hammering and Mounting design for these candelabra, showing two sides of the mermaid support. Courtesy Tiffany & Co. Archives