A Dresden silver candlestick made for Friedrich August II of Saxony
A Dresden silver candlestick made for Friedrich August II of Saxony
Round, moulded base supporting a baluster-form shaft and cylindrical nozzle. Monogrammed "FA" and with inventory no. 93 and weight "1 Mr 2 lt. 3 q. 1 d." on the underside. H 15.3 cm, weight 272 g.
Marks of Carl David Schrödel, around 1760.
Pages 854 to 860 of the silver chamber inventory of 1789 list "One hundred smooth round candlesticks, marked with FA", including no. 93 with the weight given in the engraving.
Provenance
Dutch private collection.
Literature
Cf. Arnold, Dresdner Hofsilber des 18. Jh., Berlin/Dresden 1994, p. 38 ff for illustrations of the engraved monogram (here with electoral crown), weight and inventory numbers.
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A Dresden silver candlestick made for Friedrich August II of Saxony
Round, moulded base supporting a baluster-form shaft and cylindrical nozzle. Monogrammed "FA" and with inventory no. 93 and weight "1 Mr 2 lt. 3 q. 1 d." on the underside. H 15.3 cm, weight 272 g.
Marks of Carl David Schrödel, around 1760.
Pages 854 to 860 of the silver chamber inventory of 1789 list "One hundred smooth round candlesticks, marked with FA", including no. 93 with the weight given in the engraving.
Provenance
Dutch private collection.
Literature
Cf. Arnold, Dresdner Hofsilber des 18. Jh., Berlin/Dresden 1994, p. 38 ff for illustrations of the engraved monogram (here with electoral crown), weight and inventory numbers.
