Lot 1194 - A182 Decorative Arts - jeudi, 21. septembre 2017, 10h00
PAIR OF ALTAR CANDLESTICKS,
Zug, ca. 1700. Maker's mark Karl Martin Keiser (1659-1725).
Opulently chased with acanthus and scrolls. Each candlestick with three medallions depicting: A: Saint Cecilia of Rome, Patroness of Church Music, depicted playing the organ. B: Saint Matthew with a hatchet. C: Saint Ewald (Brothers, either Ewald the Dark or the Fair). Shaft with chased acanthus and decorated with winged putti. Matching drip plate. Second candlestick of a similar design, however, with different depictions on the medallions, inter alia, with the coat-of-arms of the Keller family of Lucerne.
H ca. 61 cm (with spike). Total weight 2250 g (excl. upper wooden insert).
Provenance:
- possibly (up to 1798) in the Franciscan Church, Lucerne.
- Kunsthandel Payer, Zurich, 1975.
- from a Swiss private collection, 1975–2017.
Literature:
W. R. C. Abegglen, Zuger Goldschmiedekunst 1480–1850, Weggis 2015, pp. 130–132.
- possibly (up to 1798) in the Franciscan Church, Lucerne.
- Kunsthandel Payer, Zurich, 1975.
- from a Swiss private collection, 1975–2017.
Literature:
W. R. C. Abegglen, Zuger Goldschmiedekunst 1480–1850, Weggis 2015, pp. 130–132.
CHF 20 000 / 30 000 | (€ 20 620 / 30 930)
Vendu pour CHF 48 500 (frais inclus)