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Lot 311 Dα

A silver candlestick from the court silver of Dresden

Auction 1140 - overview Cologne
15.11.2019, 11:00 - Decorative Arts I (Silver)
Estimate: 4.500 € - 4.800 €
Result: 5.580 € (incl. premium)
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A silver candlestick from the court silver of Dresden

Baluster form candlestick decorated with a relief of stiff foliage. The base engraved "FA" and with the silver weight and inventory number 9. H 17 cm, weight 284 g.
Dresden, marks of Carl David Schrödel, ca. 1770.

This candlestick originally belonged to one of the six silver services which O'Bryn records as being kept in the Dresden court silver until 1880. On page 148 of his notes he mentions "124 glatt faconnierte Spielleuchter, gezeichnet (FA), mit Monogramm C.D.S." A set of 12 is today housed in the Grünes Gewölbe in Dresden.

Literature

Cf. Arnold, Dresdner Hofsilber des 18. Jh., Publikation der Kulturstiftung der Länder und der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Berlin/Dresden 1994, p. 38 ff. with an illustration of the monogram (here with electoral crown), the silver weight, and inventory numbers.