Estimate

750 - 1.000

Session 2

16 November 2021

Hammer Price

Description

Silvered bronze
Chiselled and silvered bronze of foliage, floral, shells and gadrooned decoration
French Regence period (1715-1723), unmarked
(some wear but overall in good condition, some restoration to silvering)

28,0 x 14,8 cm
1692 g

Category

Silver

Additional Information

The art of working metals has been fully applied onto the surface of this splendid pair of candlesticks, turning them a rare example of the period they reflect.
Ornamented and yet sober, they illustrate the level of elegance achieved by the Decorative Arts during the Régence.
Their evident wear endows them of originality and historical authenticity