Pair of Biedermeier silver table candlesticks. Round, slightly domed stand. Above, three fully sculpted, upright dolphins as supports for the smooth shaft, which is recessed at the base and widens conically. Stepped shoulder and short, narrow neck ending in a removable eaves bowl. Marked, mark of inspection, master probably Jakob Balthasar Heckenauer (became master in 1811), dealer's mark Johann Alois Seethaler (active after 1796). Total weight approx. 805 g. H. 26.7 cm. Cf. Seling, 2007, BZ 3080, no. 2637, 2693. A pair of German Biedermeier silver candlesticks probably by Jakob Balthasar Heckenauer (master since 1811). Assay mark, master's mark, dealer's mark. German. Augsburg. Circa 1816 - 1817.

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