Candlestick (one of a pair). Culture: Swedish, Uppsala. Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.); D. standing 5 3/4 in. (15 cm). Maker: Master "RW" (Swedish, Upsala, early 18th century). Date: ca. 1710-20.Early-eighteenth-century Swedish silver of such a commanding quality is exceedingly rare. These refined candlesticks reflect the stylistic adaptations and the high standard of craftsmanship of the master gold- and silversmiths in Uppsala, a northern European university town. The objects' delicate ornamental vocabulary constitutes an elegant and refreshing version of what could be defined as a Swedish interpretation of the style of French designer Jean Berain. In I687 Swedish architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (i654-1728) visited Versailles and was fired with a deep admiration for the elaborate trappings with which Louis XIV was enshrining himself as absolute monarch. Later Tessin, responsible for the design of the New Royal Palace in Stockholm, was able to create one of the finest exa

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Candlestick (one of a pair). Culture: Swedish, Uppsala. Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.); D. standing 5 3/4 in. (15 cm). Maker: Master "RW" (Swedish, Upsala, early 18th century). Date: ca. 1710-20.Early-eighteenth-century Swedish silver of such a commanding quality is exceedingly rare. These refined candlesticks reflect the stylistic adaptations and the high standard of craftsmanship of the master gold- and silversmiths in Uppsala, a northern European university town. The objects' delicate ornamental vocabulary constitutes an elegant and refreshing version of what could be defined as a Swedish interpretation of the style of French designer Jean Berain. In I687 Swedish architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (i654-1728) visited Versailles and was fired with a deep admiration for the elaborate trappings with which Louis XIV was enshrining himself as absolute monarch. Later Tessin, responsible for the design of the New Royal Palace in Stockholm, was able to create one of the finest exa

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