DRESDEN, 19TH CENTURY, MAKER'S MARK C.S.

These candelabra are based upon a design by Christian Heinrich Ingermann, who crafted much of the silver for the court of Augustus III of Saxony. Examples of Ingermann's candelabra have sold in these Rooms, 30 October 1991, lot 64 and 18 October 1994, lot 46.

The model was revived in the late 19th century by the Dresden court silversmith, Mortiz Elimeyer, and pair of seven-light candelabra sold in these Rooms, 22 May 2008, lot 78. A pair of four-light candelabra by Heinrich Mau sold Christie’s London, 17 November 2009, lot 218.