Two baluster candlesticks with wide, four-sided feet. They were supported by four corner volutes carrying the piled-up leaf composition.
Decorated with climbing acanthus, enriched with a vertical arrangement of pearls and the heads of mascarons.
Signed: WMF
Germany, 19th century
Plater.
Dimensions: 26cm x 11cm x 11cm
Conservation condition: worn.
Wü rttembergische Metallwarnfabrik - German factory operating since 1880. to this day. Founded by Daniel Straub, at the beginning of the 20th century, it became the greatest tycoon of metalwork. She marked her works with a running ostrich inscribed in a rhombus or a frame enclosed by a semicircle. This animal was a heraldic sign of the Straub family.
font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Noto Serif', serif; ">Single, high-class works brought the company a number of awards, including the Grand Prix at exhibitions in Paris in 1900. and Turin in 1902. She also collaborated with artists from the Darmstadt school, such as Peter Behrens or Richard Riemerschmidt. It also had its branch in Warsaw, at ul. Leszno 86/74, which it entrusted to Roman Plewkiewicz.
