Lot 179
  • 179

paire de flambeaux en argent par Johann Christian Wrigge, Hambourg, 1772-1790 et Friedrich Heinrich Schultz, vers 1782

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • paire de flambeaux en argent par Johann Christian Wrigge, Hambourg, 1772-1790 et Friedrich Heinrich Schultz, vers 1782
  • Haut. 22 cm, 608g ; 8 1/2 in, 9oz 10dwt
triforme, les fûts ajourés, les bases repercées, aux initiales DJ et datées Anno 1779 et Anno 1762 , bobèches détachables

triform, pierced bases and openwork cast stems, bases initialled DJ and dated Anno 1779 and Anno 1782, detachable nozzles


Condition

The Schultz example with maker's mark only and engraved date 1782. In 1782 Schultz was not yet a master but still an apprentice, which probably explains the lack of Hamburg hall marks. General condition good, attractive and unusual candlesticks.
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