Russian Metal Artworks

Pair of night candlesticks (bougeoir) in the shape of symbolically rendered water-lilies

    Pair of night candlesticks (bougeoir) in the shape of symbolically rendered water-lilies

    Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg

    1851

    Carl Tegelsten bronze and silverware factory

    Silver; casting, chasing, gilding; casting, gilding

    22.2 x 20.0 x 17.1; 21.8 x 18.5 x 16.0 cm

    Mark of the factory “CT”; initials of Saint-Petersburg Assay master “П.Д.” above the date “1851”; St. Petersburg city mark - two crossed anchors and sceptre; alloy "84"

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    Paired single-candle candlesticks. Each is comprised of bobeche in the shape of symbolically rendered bud, fixed on water-lily leave-shaped saucer, with the grip in the shape of two intertwined stems with leaf, on three cast feet.

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    Инв.1014.1-2/ДПИ