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Three-Arm Candelabrum Candelabrum
This is a Candelabrum. It was made by Valentijn Casper Bömke. It is dated 1766 and we acquired it in 1926. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This Kane gift was probably collected rather than inherited. Dutch rococo design was one of the most creative and organic regional interpretations of this style. With top level silversmiths, and a wealthy merchant class starting in the late seventeenth century, examples of great craftsmanship and design appear in multiple media. The silver makes the most of techniques-forming the curvy arms by pouring molten silver into moulds and raising the silve1724-r bases, that are then repoussé into scrolled S-curves.
This object was
bequest of
Mrs. John Innes Kane.
It is credited Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
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- engraving on white laid paper.
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Its dimensions are
H x diam. (a/h): 40 × 30.5 cm (15 3/4 in. × 12 in.) H x diam. (base): 25.5 × 16 cm (10 1/16 × 6 5/16 in.) H x diam. (branch section): 18.5 × 30 cm (7 5/16 × 11 13/16 in.) H x diam. (each candle socket): 6 × 2.5 cm (2 3/8 in. × 1 in.) H x diam. (each bobeche): 1.3 × 8 cm (1/2 × 3 1/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Under base, at edge: [1] “V C B" in rectangular reserve with canted corners, impressed (maker’s mark Valentjn Casper Beumke) [2] “G” in circle, impressed (Amsterdam date letter 1766) [3] “XXX” on shield, under crown, impressed (Amsterdam town mark) [4] lion rampant, crowned, impressed (Province of Holland standard mark) Along exterior edge of base: [1] “V” on shield, under crown, impressed (Dutch duty mark) [2] weevil in oval, impressed (French import mark 1864 -1893) On each bobeche, at center: [1] semicircle, crescent, or horn symbol over “P” in contour reserve, impressed (unidentified maker’s mark) [2] lion rampant, crowned, impressed (Province of Holland standard mark) On each bobeche, at edge of petal: [1] crowned “O” in circle, impressed (Dutch mark for articles without payment of duty) [2] weevil in oval, impressed (French import mark 1864 -1893)
Cite this object as
Three-Arm Candelabrum Candelabrum; Made by Valentijn Casper Bömke (Dutch, n.d.); Netherlands; silver; H x diam. (a/h): 40 × 30.5 cm (15 3/4 in. × 12 in.) H x diam. (base): 25.5 × 16 cm (10 1/16 × 6 5/16 in.) H x diam. (branch section): 18.5 × 30 cm (7 5/16 × 11 13/16 in.) H x diam. (each candle socket): 6 × 2.5 cm (2 3/8 in. × 1 in.) H x diam. (each bobeche): 1.3 × 8 cm (1/2 × 3 1/8 in.); Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1926-37-131-a/h
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Hewitt Sisters Collect.
