Pair of Late 17th Century Lignum Vitae Candlesticks
BATAVIA OR GOA, CIRCA 1680
44 x 17.8 cm
17 ¼ x 7 in
17 ¼ x 7 in
7039
With a turned baluster and disc stem, on raised moulded bases. Minor variations. Candlesticks of this form were modelled after designs produced in the Netherlands in the second half of...
With a turned baluster and disc stem, on raised moulded bases. Minor variations.
Candlesticks of this form were modelled after designs produced in the Netherlands in the second half of the 17th century, e.g. BK-NM-2401, Rijksmuseum. Batavia was a Dutch East India Company port, now known as Jakarta.
A comparable pair sold at Sotheby's in 2006 (The Eclectic World Of Edric Van Vredenburgh, 6th June 2006, lot 2.)
Candlesticks of this form were modelled after designs produced in the Netherlands in the second half of the 17th century, e.g. BK-NM-2401, Rijksmuseum. Batavia was a Dutch East India Company port, now known as Jakarta.
A comparable pair sold at Sotheby's in 2006 (The Eclectic World Of Edric Van Vredenburgh, 6th June 2006, lot 2.)