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South American pair of candlesticks Silver. Large...

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South American pair of candlesticks Silver. Large plate base on three feet; the narrow rim with surrounding beadwork. The tall cylindrical spout with small eaves bowl above a short baluster shaft. Unmarked. Stamped "D'ALBA" on the underside. H 20.5 cm, weight 1,211 g. Peru or Argentina, 18th century. Provenance Bavarian private collection. Literature Cf. almost identical pairs of candlesticks, illustrated in cat. Silver Treasures from South America, Munich 1981, nos. 242, 247, 250.