Körner & Proll
Large candelabra for Emperor Wilhelm II and Empress Auguste Viktoria
Silver. Recessed base and column shaft with Louis XVI decoration. The upper end with laurel festoons; the monograms of the imperial couple in two opposing oval relief medallions. The inserted candelabra top with four curved candelabra arms and a large urn vase as a crown. Marks: Mark of fineness 800 with crescent and crown, maker's mark and company signet Körner & Proll (1845 - after 1925, Scheffler no. 2026a). H 53.5 cm, the foot filled.
Berlin, Körner & Proll, around 1900.
The company Körner & Proll was the Prussian court goldsmith from the middle of the 19th century.
Provenance
House of Hohenzollern; auctioned Sotheby's London, "Of Royal and Noble Descent", January 23, 2014, lot 56; German private collection.
