拍品專文
Jan Willem Burger was one of the leading Hague silversmiths of his time. Initially Burger seems to have manufactured silver in the contemporary Louis XIV fashion as may be illustrated by the present candlesticks. However Burger is especially known for his original works in rococo-style. He was among the first 18th Century masters to introduce the naturalistic elements characteristic for this style in Hague silver. As early as 1744 Burger manufactured a pair of candelabra in which the initial impetus to rococo can be noticed (R. Baarsen op. cit., no. 74). But Burger did not abandon the Louis XIV style all of a sudden. The candlesticks which support the branches of these candelabra are, apart from the slightly curved bases, shaped in a purely Louis XIV fashion. Stylistically they form a perfect match with the present candlesticks which were manufactured one year earlier.
Jan Willem Burger was born in Cleve, Germany. In 1739 he entered the Hague silversmith's guild. In the same year he married Anna Margaretha Nulman. Burger was dean and assay-master of the guild in 1769. Work by Burger is known up to c. 1780.
For comparative literatue:
R. Baarsen et al., Rococo in Nederland, Zwolle, 2001, cat. nos. 74, 75, 80, 84.
E. Voet Jr, Merken van Haagsche goud- en zilversmeden, Den Haag, 1941, p. 43.
Jan Willem Burger was born in Cleve, Germany. In 1739 he entered the Hague silversmith's guild. In the same year he married Anna Margaretha Nulman. Burger was dean and assay-master of the guild in 1769. Work by Burger is known up to c. 1780.
For comparative literatue:
R. Baarsen et al., Rococo in Nederland, Zwolle, 2001, cat. nos. 74, 75, 80, 84.
E. Voet Jr, Merken van Haagsche goud- en zilversmeden, Den Haag, 1941, p. 43.