2886 - Jan Dix, pair of altar candlesticks

Jan Dix, pair of altar candlesticks 20th century, 925 silver, crescent, crown, maker’s mark (Jan) Dix, gold-plated silver, modern devil-shaped candlesticks with fixed drip trays and a tall central spire, minor signs of age and wear, height 22.5 cm each, weight approx. 853 g.Artist information: German goldsmith and artist (1928 Dresden to 2019 Öhningen on Lake Constance), initially studied music to become a jazz musician, then studied silversmithing and goldsmithing under Professor Rickert at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, created high-quality, sometimes bizarrely mythical one-off jewellery, fine silverwork and small sculptures, he was a patron of the legacy and former home of his father, Otto Dix, in Hemmenhofen; his artistic work has been honoured posthumously through, amongst other things, special exhibitions at the Gera Art Collection (2019/2020) and the Haus Dix Museum (2022). Source: Vollmer, Dressler and the internet.