Pair of Oudenaarder candlesticks Silver. Round base and baluster shaft with twisted features; the vase-shaped spout with a large inset eaves bowl. Marks: BZ Oudenaarde for 1764 (Stuyck no. 5107, 5108), a double-headed eagle as MZ, attributed to a member of the Van den Hende family. H 27.5 cm, weight 959 g. Oudenaarde, attributed to a member of the Van den Hende family, 1764. Provenance Belgian private collection. Literature Cf. a coffee pot by the master, illustrated in cat. Edelsmeedkunst in Belgie, Tielt 1988, no. 217. For the attribution of the master's mark see cat. Meesterwerken in Zilver uit Privé Verzamelingen, Ghent 1985, no. 328 ff.

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