A pair of South American silver candlesticks
A pair of South American silver candlesticks
Large round bases with beaded mouldings supporting short baluster-form shafts. H 20.5 cm, weight 1.211 g.
Unmarked, stamped "D'ALBA" on the undersides, attributed to Peru or Argentina, 18th C.
Provenance
Bavarian private collection.
Literature
Cf. almost identical pairs of candlesticks ill. in cat. Silberschätze aus Südamerika, Munich 1981, nos. 242, 247, 250.
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A pair of South American silver candlesticks
Large round bases with beaded mouldings supporting short baluster-form shafts. H 20.5 cm, weight 1.211 g.
Unmarked, stamped "D'ALBA" on the undersides, attributed to Peru or Argentina, 18th C.
Provenance
Bavarian private collection.
Literature
Cf. almost identical pairs of candlesticks ill. in cat. Silberschätze aus Südamerika, Munich 1981, nos. 242, 247, 250.