A PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY GERMAN SILVER THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA

mark of Johann Philipp Heckenauer, Augsburg, 1761–1763, each on a shaped circular spreading base, the baluster stems chased with scrolls and rocailles, with detachable leaf- and rocaille-capped scroll branches surmounted by fruit finials, and detachable chased drip-pans and urn-shaped sockets, marked on the bases and branches. (2) 38cm high, 132 troy ounces gross

Provenance: Christie's, London, Silver, 23 June 1999, lot 177, price realised £40,000