Extremely rare, museum-quality pair of silver Louis XVI / Neoclassical German candelabras handcrafted in Augsburg by Johann Philipp Heckenauer and Johann Christian Neuss. Highly collectible, these candelabras feature fluted column shafts resting on hand embossed plinth bases with wreaths and sunken in wells.
Hallmarked IPH (mark for Johann Philipp Heckenauer) and year date A with the pinecone / pineapple motif (date mark for which 1783) on the side of the base, and ICN (mark for Johann Christian Neuss ) and year date B with a pinecone on the wax/drip pans, the candelabras also feature the assayer's puncture mark (tremolierstich or zig zag line). Measuring 14" tall, 11 1/2" wide at the top and 4 3/4 x 4 3/4" at the base, the candelabras weighs 1041g and 1080g respectively (for a total combined weight of 2121g).
Condition: One of the candelabras is slightly wobbly as the base isn't perfectly flat. One top insert has a small missing piece of silver at the base (see close-up picture - not visible when candelabra is fully assembled) and there are some thin lines / cracks in the silver arms as well as a small repair to one of the arm. The candelabras have not been cleaned some there is some patina. The arms are not perfectly symmetrical or exactly the same length as they were formed by hand (not a defect).
This set is in otherwise beautiful antique condition and quite rare.