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Lot 76
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Hans Jakob Schech pair of German silver candlesticks

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • silver
  • 12.5cm, 4 7/8 in high
sexfoil, chased with borders of shells and flowers

Provenance

Galerie Heinrich, Munich

Literature

Exh. Cat. Couven-Museum Aachen, 2003, no. 52
Klaus Pechstein, ‘Schätze deutscher Goldschmiedekunst, Ergänzung zu den Ausstellungen in Lüneburg und Pforzheim’, Weltkunst, July 1993, pp.1657-1659, fig. 416

Condition

In overall good condition. Usual dents and scratches. Some casting faults under sockets. In two unscrewable parts. Legible marks on footrims. Nice pattern.
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Catalogue Note

Hans Jakob Schech was born in Augsburg and became a master goldsmith in 1668. He died in 1692.