Pair of single-candle candlesticks
Pair of single-candle candlesticks
Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg
1908-1913
Hjalmar Armfeldt workshop, Fabergé firm
Silver; casting, presswork, gilding
20.6 x 10.4 x 10.3 cm
Mark of the firm “CF”; mark of the workshop “ЯА”; alloy number “88”; British import marks of 1913 with alloy number "925"
Paired vermeil single-candle candlesticks with tetrahedral stem, expanding upward, on square base with ornately shaped edge, with vase-shaped candle cup with the lipped edge. Each candlestick stem is decorated with the Neoclassical onlay composition comprised of cornucopia, torch and image of a swan and laurel wreath on four sides. Smooth base is adorned with flower rosette onlay, belts of holly, laurel with intertwined ribbons and meander. The candle cup smooth surface is decorated with meander belt and four onlay stylized flowers (lotus?); the lipped edge is corrugated.
Инв.2117.1-2/ДПИ