Candlestick
Artist/Maker
DatesMade: Made about 1715
Material / Technique
Dimensionsh x l x w: Mått 24 x 15,3 x 15,4 cm mass: Vikt 974,5 g
Inventory numberNMK 165/1981
AcqusitionPurchased 1981 from Stockholms Auktionsverk's quality auction
Other titlesTitle (sv): Ljusstake Title (en): Candlestick
DescriptionDescription: European Silver 1500–1850, Nationalmuseum 2011, cat nr 55: Heraldry: Marked with the coat of arms of the Sparre family and engraved impaled coats of arms of Erik Sparre (1665–1726) and Christina Beata Lillie (1677–1727). Comments: Candlesticks , a pair (NMK 165-166/1981). Unmarked. Non-original nozzles with the mark of Arvid Floberg (active 1763–1802), Stockholm, 1773. Purchased together with a similar pair of candlesticks (NMK 163-164/1981) with the mark of Claude Ballin in Paris 1714–1715.
Collection
Geographical origin
TechniqueEmbossed, Applied art, Cast