#1070 • Napoleonic Era German Silver Candlesticks

Part of Fine And Decorative Arts | December 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM (live auction by Alderfer Auction)

High bid $1,500.00

Status: Sold

Early 19th C. German 13 loth (812 silver) pair of Empire candlesticks, the stem in the form of an urn decorated with rams head and satyr masks and supported by three monopodia hoofed legs embellished with acanthus leaves and set on a stepped plinth form base with star and ball decoration, with tooled bands and a removable socket and drip pan. Mainz city mark to the foot, purity mark and Metzger / Metzer retailer mark to the foot and drip pan. Descended through the family, whose 19th century ancestors were Philadelphia and New York jewelers who purported the candlesticks to be made by a silversmith to Napoleon. 9.25"h x 5"w, and 30.69 ozt