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Lot 630 Dα

A rare pair of Arts and Crafts silver candlesticks

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 10:30 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 5.000 € - 7.000 €
Result: 9.424 € (incl. premium)
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A rare pair of Arts and Crafts silver candlesticks

Scalloped round flaring base, narrow shaft and funnel shaped nozzle with finely chased poppy flower decor. The loose drip pans echo the form of the base. H 33 cm, weight 1,211 g.
London, marks of Gilbert Marks, dated 1900.

Gilbert Marks (1861-1905) was considered by his contemporaries to be one of the most talented goldsmiths of his generation. After participating in several popular exhibitions in the 1890s, his name started to crop up in publications such as "The Art Journal", "The Magazine of Art", and "The Studio" which, even in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, celebrated simple forms and signs of artisanal craftsmanship. Marks favored chased plant and animal motifs to decorate his dishes, candlesticks, and plaques. Due to the artist's early death, his works rarely appear on the market today.

Provenance

South German private collection.

Literature

For more on Marks cf.: Culme, The directory of Gold- and Silversmiths, Woodbridge 1987, p. 312 f.Cf. also two boxes by this maker illus. in cat.: Silver of a New Era, Rotterdam 1992, no. 9. Another in the Seawolf Collection, illus. in cat.: A Personal Touch, Rotterdam 2003, p. 54.