Lot 62
  • 62

A PAIR OF GERMAN NEOCLASSICAL IRON LARGE CANDLESTICKS BERLIN, CIRCA 1815

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • iron
  • height 19 in.
  • 48 cm

Condition

Overall in very good condition. Some pitting and oxidation to surface. Usual rubbing and wear.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

For a pair or cast iron candlesticks of basically the same model from around 1810-20 by the Königlich Preußische Eisengießerei (Prussian Royal Ironworks) and now in the collection of the Museum of Decorative Arts, Vienna, see Elisabeth Schmuttermeier, et. al., Cast Iron From Central Europe 1800-1850, New York, 1994, p. 231, fig. 90.