A pair of Dutch silver table candlesticks, Reynier de Haan, The Hague, 1733

octagonal, moulded and armorial engraved

Normal overall wear, arms still pretty clear, very small plug in one sconce proably part of manufacture, good marks.
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The design of these table candlesticks, produced in four and six-sided form, although occasionally made in other Dutch centres, is particularly associated with The Hague, centre of the court. Produced as early as the 1730’s, as are the current pair, the form continued until the late 1760’s, such as a pair by Gregorius van der Toorn of 1766, sold Sothebys Geneva, 12 May 1987, lot 193 (SF11000). J.W. Fredericks illustrates a pair by Johannes Logerath I from 1737 (Dutch Silver, vol II, plate 239) and a set of four by the same goldsmith from 1737 and 1743 were sold Christies Amsterdam 15-16 December, 2008 lot 273 (€37,000).

The arms are probably those of Aspremont de Lynden and those of van Haersolte, probably for Godert van Lynden van Blitterswijk (1703-1745) and Johanna Elisabeth van Haersolte (ca. 1710-1735) who married on 30 May 1730.