A German silver chamber candlestick , MAKER'S MARK OF JOHAN LEONARD WIRSING, (SELING 2412), AUGSBURG, 1753/55 | Christie's

Sale 2317

Silver, Judaica, Russian Works of Art and `Objects of Vertu'

Amsterdam

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26 November 1996

Browse Sale

Lot 409

A German silver chamber candlestick

MAKER'S MARK OF JOHAN LEONARD WIRSING, (SELING 2412), AUGSBURG, 1753/55

Price realised

NLG 5,189

Estimate

NLG 1,000 - NLG 1,500

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A German silver chamber candlestick
Maker's mark of Johan Leonard Wirsing, (Seling 2412), Augsburg, 1753/55
The leaf-shaped base on oval spreading footrim, with leaf-shaped handle decorated all-over with foliate wavy C-scrolls and with twisted vase-shaped socket
17cm wide
(188gr.)
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