A pair of Baroque candlesticks from the Prussian noble familiy von Gützkow
Johann von Holten I (Wilster 1714 - Hamburg 1790)
Lot-No. 966
Hamburg, 1740-67. Silver, stamped with Hamburg city mark with Y for Johann Möller (assay marks 1740 to 1767) and MM.: 'VH'. On food with engraved coat of arms of the Prussian noble family von Gützkow with with jumping greyhound and crest. (Comp. Schliemann, Die Goldschmiede Hamburgs, vol. II, no. 65 and 431). H. 22 cm, weight c. 820 g. - A similar candlestick in the Altona Museum Hamburg, Inv. Nr. 1916.275 (Comp. Schliemann, no. 431/9).
Johann von Holten I: A pair of Baroque candlesticks from the Prussian noble familiy von Gützkow
Johann von Holten I (Wilster 1714 - Hamburg 1790)
A pair of Baroque candlesticks from the Prussian noble familiy von Gützkow
Lot-No. 966
Hamburg, 1740-67. Silver, stamped with Hamburg city mark with Y for Johann Möller (assay marks 1740 to 1767) and MM.: 'VH'. On food with engraved coat of arms of the Prussian noble family von Gützkow with with jumping greyhound and crest. (Comp. Schliemann, Die Goldschmiede Hamburgs, vol. II, no. 65 and 431). H. 22 cm, weight c. 820 g. - A similar candlestick in the Altona Museum Hamburg, Inv. Nr. 1916.275 (Comp. Schliemann, no. 431/9).
