"Corde : Rare Pair Of Louis XV Solid Silver Candlesticks Brittany +1.2kg Lorient 1759-66"
Very rare Pair of Lorient Candlesticks in solid silver from the Louis XV period, fillets contours model. Hallmarks for LORIENT, Hallmarks of Common House for LORIENT 1759-66 (D Crowned) and Hallmarks of Master Goldsmith Pierre-Hyacinthe CORDE received in 1753. Cordé was elected Juror-Guard in 1759, 1764, 1770 and 1779. Very rare Pair of Lorient Candlesticks in very good condition and well hallmarked, micro-scratches from use.We do not know of any other pairs of Candlesticks for this bureau which produced mainly small religious pieces or of practical function (goblets, cutlery) for customers mainly traveling on the ships of the Compagnie des Indes based in Lorient ...
Height : 23 cm
Total Weight : 1211.6 grams
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