Auction 101 Antiques & Works of Art

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An unusual pair of secular candle stands


Estimate

3.000 - 5.000


Session 1

13 October 2020



Description

In French silver, 18th century
Engraved and carved decoration
Triangular base resting on 3 feet of windings with acanthus leaves, eardrums of the base with smooth reserves limited by windings and shells
Smooth turned stem with ribs and sconce base with acanthus leaves, wide ribbed edge with smooth cup with reinforcements and framed
Paris guarantee mark in use from 1756 to 1762, mark of the year, 1756/1757 and by master goldsmith Louis-Guillaume LÉCUYER (1746-1759), “charge” marks from the same period

Height: 31 cm
1600 g


Category

Silver



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