Lot 85
  • 85

Joseph Maria Olbrich

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Joseph Maria Olbrich
  • Pair of Candelabrums
  • with raised artist's monogram and EDELZINN/1819/ E. HUECK
  • pewter

Provenance

Private Collection, New York
Sotheby's New York, December 14, 2007, lot 25
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Leo Nachtlicht, Deutsches Kunstgewerbe St. Louis 1904, Berlin, 1904, p. 43 (for a period photograph of this model exhibited in the dining room of the German section at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair)
Hessisches Landesmuseum, Joseph M. Olbrich, 1867-1908: Das Werk des Architekten, Darmstadt, 1967, p. 250

Condition

Overall in very good condition. The surface of each candlestick with some minor imperfections which are inherent in the making. Each shows very gentle rubbing consistent with light use. The lower portion of each candlestick with a minor indented area, which is the same on both candlesticks and therefore appears inherent in the making. The surfaces of these candelabrum have acquired a beautiful patina with age. Both of the candelabrums retain the original removable bobeches. A very nice pair showing the height of Olbrich’s design aesthetic.
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