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Lot 553 Dα

A pair of South American silver candlesticks

Auction 1244 - overview Cologne
15.05.2024, 10:00 - Silver Porcelain Ceramics
Estimate: 2.400 € - 2.800 €
Bid

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.