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Repoussé rococo S-scroll and shell patterns adorn spirally fluted baluster shaft, candle sockets and large domed circular base. Engraved on base with Hebrew inscription: “Rawicz, 1797.” Marked: Martin Kiesling. 8 x 5.75 inches (20.3 x 14.6 cm).

Auction 75 · Lot 332

Repoussé rococo S-scroll and shell patterns adorn spirally fluted baluster shaft, candle sockets and large domed circular base. Engraved on base with Hebrew inscription: “Rawicz, 1797.” Marked: Martin Kiesling. 8 x 5.75 inches (20.3 x 14.6 cm).

Repoussé rococo S-scroll and shell patterns adorn spirally fluted baluster shaft, candle sockets and large domed circular base. Engraved on base with Hebrew inscription: “Rawicz, 1797.” Marked: Martin Kiesling. 8 x…

Estimate
$5,000–$7,000
Hammer price
$4,000

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

PAIR OF GERMAN SILVER SABBATH CANDLESTICKS.

Publication

Breslau, c. 1770

summary

Provenance: Sotheby’s, Judaica, New York, 25th November 1985, lot 213. Another example of Sabbath candlesticks by Kiesling c. 1770, appeared at Christie’s Amsterdam, The Schliemann Collection of European Silver, 4th April, 2007, lot 721.
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