The Wellby Collection

Candlestick

C.D. Schrodel

silver-gilt

c. 1745

24 cm height

Inscription/Mark: cypher of Frederick August, Elector of Saxony (engraved)
Inscription/Mark: 39 (engraved on the base)
Inscription/Mark: town mark of Dresden with '13' above and 'D' below, compare Rosenberg (3) no. 1660-62. The '13' is an indication of silver-quality. (struck on the base)
Maker's mark: CDS (struck on the base)

Provenance:&Nbsp; :

Place of Creation: Dresden

WA2013.1.324.1

Candlestick, silver-gilt, of richly swirling form. Embossed and chased with foliate scrolls. Engraved beneath the foot is the monogram 'FA' under an electoral coronet for Frederick Augustus, elector of Saxony 1733-63. Near it is engraved, more roughly, the inventory number '39'. One of a pair with WA2013.1.324.2.

Literature:&Nbsp; : Marc Rosenberg, Der Goldschmiede Merkzeichen (Frankfurt, 1922-28)

Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012.