LOT 33 (32404) Est R5000 to R15000 – An Elegant Pair of Early 20th Century German WMF Art Nouveau Oxidised and Electroplated Pewter Figural Two-light Candelabras circa 1906

Description

Maker: Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, Geislingen an der Steige, stamped EP, I/O and OX marks, impressed model nos. 269 and 269 A, each depicting a raised and cast modelled maiden in Classical guise, wearing diaphanous flowing robes, flanked between two naturalistic sinuous tendril branches issuing two vase-shaped candle nozzles, featuring raised and applied berry and interlaced organic plant form decoration and surmounted by detachable sconce inserts, terminating in a floriform base (Height: 28cm each) Literature: Dry, G. Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork: from Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, the 1906 English Catalogue, p. 113 illustrates the candelabras