These elegant candelabra can be found in the archives of the production collective Wiener Werkstatte, an initiative of a number of Austrian artists similar to the British Arts and Crafts movement, under work order S 1878. They were given the name 'Giradol' and were identified with a sketch of the upper part. The documentation shows that five of these were made between 1909 ad 1916. This pair is probably the two original ones dating from 1909; they came into the possession of the Rotterdam family Willebeek le Mair soon after they were made.

Specifications
Title | candelabra |
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Material and technique | Silver, 900/000 percentage, embossing |
Object type |
Candelabra
> Candlestick
> Artificial lighting
> Lighting
> Living
> Utensil
|
Location | This object is in storage |
Dimensions |
Height 50,5 cm Diameter 18,1 cm |
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Artists |
Designer:
Josef Hoffmann
Executor: Wiener Werkstätte |
Accession number | MBZ 390 (KN&V) |
Credits | Purchased 1989 |
Department | Applied Arts & Design |
Acquisition date | 1989 |
Creation date | in 1909 |
Material | |
Object | |
Technique |
Emboss
> Embossed
> Decorative techniques
> Metal working technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Emboss
> Embossed
> Decorative techniques
> Metal working technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
Geographical origin | Austria > Western Europe > Europe |
Place of manufacture | Vienna > Austria > Western Europe > Europe |