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A rare Pair of steel table candlesticks, tula, early 19th century
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- height 8 1/4 in. 21 cm
the vase-shaped stems and tops of the bases decorated with garlands of flowers and enriched with gilding, the square lower section of the bases with a border embellished with entwined ribbons of silver and gilded metal.
Provenance
Sold, Sotheby's, London, December 15th 1995, lot 427
Catalogue Note
For comparable candlesticks, see, M. Malchenko, Art Objects in Steel by Tula Craftsmen, Leningrad, 1974, pl. 68.