Pair Of Candlesticks, Sterling Silver, Jean Delane, Bayonne, 1743-1744

- Hammered, melted and chiseled silver
- By Jean Delane, master silversmith from 1693 (?) To 1754
- Bayonne (France), 1743-1744
- Dim: 24.8 cm in height, 14.6 cm in diameter of the base; Weight: 1247g (626g & 621g)
- Very good condition, very nice patina, small cracks at the base of the barrels

- Each candlestick rests on a double oval contoured base bordered by a mesh molding. The navel is decorated with two nets. The triangular knot of hexagonal section with nets is extended by a triangular slightly convex shank with cut sides, decorated with shells in relief at its base. The hexagonal binet with the swollen base is adorned with nets on the border. The umbilicus is engraved with the alliance coat of arms surmounted by a knight's helm from two Basque families.

- Hallmarks (under the base): Master silversmith: D, I, a point, L, surmounted by a crown, for Jean Delane ([1], n ° 193d); Warden's mark: O under a crown, Bayonne, 1743-1744 ([1], n ° 194a); Recognition of Bayonne: AB with a point surmounted by a crown with three points, Bayonne, circa 1726 (?) - 1756 (?) ([1], n ° 192b)

- Jean Delane, from Bayonne, worked in Toulouse with the goldsmith Louis Masse from 1693 to 1697. On his return to Bayonne in 1697, he opened a workshop until 1754. He was one of the the most talented goldsmiths in Bayonne, some of the pieces listed were of high quality, showing  talent which does not envy the finest Parisian creations: in the Jourdan-Barry collection, an ewer with its basin decorated  (See Jourdan-Barry Sale, Sotheby's of April 18, 2012, Paris, n ° 175 ) and a pair of scissors with its tray ([2] n ° 151 & 158), a powder sugar bowl and a coffee maker (Ex.  Galerie Verrier collection) and a dish from the Pierre Bergé collection are listed. As for the candlesticks, an identical pair of our silversmith was sold at Sotheby's on April 18, 2012 in Paris.

- Ref. : [1] Helft, Jacques: "The punches of the French provinces", 1968; [2] Bimbenet, Michèle & Fuhring, Peter: "The Jourdan-Barry collection", J. Kugel, 2005; Sale Sotheby's, Collection Jourdan-Barry, Paris, 18 avril 2012