Gyertyatartópár

Metalwork Collection

Accession Nr.: 51.1.1-2
Date of production:
ca. 1890
Place of production: Germany
Inscription: nincs
Dimensions:
height: 15 cm
diameter: 9 cm

The two candlesticks stand on an aragonite plate set in a round brass setting, enframed with shells and flowers in polychrome, embedded enamel. The baluster stem and the candle-ring, as well as the cylindrical socket show the same enamel decoration.

The match holder stands on a stem that springs from a tray it has a case in which the box can be placed.

The pen wipe is a ball-shaped cup springing from a small tray.

The lozenge-shaped pen holder has a wavy rim the blotter has a pear- shaped handle applied on a wooden base.

The decoration of all pieces is the same: shells and flowers of polychrome enamel, in Neo-Rococo style.

Literature

  • a kiállítást rendezte: Batári Ferenc, Vadászi Erzsébet: Historizmus és eklektika. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1992. - Nr. 415. (Békési Éva)