A Pair of Baroque-Style Coin Silver Candelabras
Prague, Austria‑Hungary, 1840
Coin silver
Each: 22 1/2 x 13 x 13 in. (57.2 x 33 x 33 cm)
Total approximate weighable silver: 77.7 ozt.
This impressive matching pair of coin silver candelabras reflects the continued influence of Baroque revival design in mid-nineteenth-century Central Europe. Each example is conceived with a baluster-form stem enriched by chased foliate bands and scrollwork, supporting removable three-arm branches and a detachable central finial. The modular construction allows each to be displayed either as a four-light candelabrum or reduced to a single candlestick, combining ornamental grandeur with practical versatility.
Stamped with Austria-Hungary assay marks indicating silver fineness and year, the candelabras exemplify the high standards of Prague silverwork during the Habsburg period. Their sculptural profiles, bold proportions, and refined surface decoration underscore the ceremonial and representational role of silver in aristocratic interiors of the era.
Provenance:
Baron Ludwig Leopold von Schrenck and Baroness Irene Anna Henriette Maria Krticzka-Jaden; by descent to Baroness Margareta von Schrenck-Szill; by descent to Walter von Schrenck-Szill (1914–2013) and Gerald DeSchrenck Sill (1917–2013); by descent to Susan de Schrenck Sill Gramatges, Montgomery, Texas.
These candelabras descended within a noble household of the Austria-Hungary Empire, whose descendants immigrated to the United States in the 1940s–1950s.
