$23,750
(French, 1897-1945) PARIS, FRANCE, c. 1937 a pair of Art Deco silver and silver-gilt candelabras each having a trefoil standard with a ball finial issuing the three curved tubular arms with four silver-gilt rings terminating in a detachable candle cup candle arm stamped with EP maker's lozenge mark and Minerva head silver poincon 95 ozt 15 dwts Height 5 1/4 x diameter 7 inches Literature: Francoise de Bonneville, Jean Puiforcat, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1986, pp. 149 and 156 for illustrations Each in stable, usable, attractive condition. Gilt elements bright. Light to moderate surface scratching throughout consistent with polishing and use. Wax remnants to interior of bobeches. Area of heavier surface scratching and flattening to base from shelfwear.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2017-05-11
