Lot 90
90
A PAIR OF GERMAN SILVER SEVEN-LIGHT CANDLEABRA
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A PAIR OF GERMAN SILVER SEVEN-LIGHT CANDLEABRA

MARK OF MORITZ ELIMEYER, DRESDEN, CIRCA 1890

Details
A PAIR OF GERMAN SILVER SEVEN-LIGHT CANDLEABRA
MARK OF MORITZ ELIMEYER, DRESDEN, CIRCA 1890
Each on domed base with three scroll feet, with baluster stem, cast with foliage scrolls and rocaille, with six scroll candlearms and central branch, each terminating in foliage and latticework cast socket with detachable nozzle, marked on foot and branch
19½ in. (49.5 cm.) high
328 oz. (10,212 gr.) (2)
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

Lot Essay

These candelabra are based on a design by Christian Heinrich Ingermann, who supplied much of the silver for the court of Augustus III of Saxony. A similar pair to the present examples was sold Christie's New York, 22 May 2008, lot 78.

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