Important South African Paintings, Furniture, Silver and Ceramics

Live Auction, 11 October 2010

Session One

Sold for

ZAR 38 990
Lot 53
  • A matched pair of neoclassical gilt-bronze and patinated bronze four-light candelabra, 19th century
  • A matched pair of neoclassical gilt-bronze and patinated bronze four-light candelabra, 19th century
  • A matched pair of neoclassical gilt-bronze and patinated bronze four-light candelabra, 19th century
  • A matched pair of neoclassical gilt-bronze and patinated bronze four-light candelabra, 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 38 990

About this Item

A matched pair of neoclassical gilt-bronze and patinated bronze four-light candelabra, 19th century
each cast with a female figure standing on a plinth base cast with a mask of Neptune spouting water into a trough, the sides with a pair of swans, on a quatreform base raised on bun feet, the four-light candlebra with three candlearms in the form of dolphins each supporting a shell-shaped nozzle, the central nozzle raised on a shaped plaque applied with a female term, restorations and small loss,the taller 90cm high
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