Description
Pair of large Empire silver chandeliers. Eight-lobed stand merging into a trumpet-shaped base surrounded by an acanthus leaf frieze. Conically widening, correspondingly eightfold edged shaft over a recessed shoulder ending in a vase-shaped spout. Slightly hollowed, removable eaves bowl. Marked with the mark of the master Christian Heinrich David Schack (became master in 1811), elder man's letter "A". Weight in total approx. 685 g. H. 30 cm. Cf. Scheffler, Lower Saxony, vol. 1, no. 561, figs. 177, 178. A pair of large Brunswick Empire silver candlesticks by Christian Heinrich David Schack (master since 1811). Assay marks and master's mark. German. Brunswick. Circa 1815.
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Pair of large Empire silver chandeliers. Eight-lobed stand merging into a trumpet-shaped base surrounded by an acanthus leaf frieze. Conically widening, correspondingly eightfold edged shaft over a recessed shoulder ending in a vase-shaped spout. Slightly hollowed, removable eaves bowl. Marked with the mark of the master Christian Heinrich David Schack (became master in 1811), elder man's letter "A". Weight in total approx. 685 g. H. 30 cm. Cf. Scheffler, Lower Saxony, vol. 1, no. 561, figs. 177, 178. A pair of large Brunswick Empire silver candlesticks by Christian Heinrich David Schack (master since 1811). Assay marks and master's mark. German. Brunswick. Circa 1815.
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