Wedding present to Prince Christian and Princess Alexandrine
An extremely fine and heavy pair of Danish nine-light silver candelabra, detachable arms cast with Rococo ornamentations, top with detachable knop, three-sided spiral-fluted baluster shaped stem cast with crowned monogram for Christian X and Queen Alexandrine, coat-of-arms of Denmark and Mecklenburg-Schwerin, circular lobed base engraved with the signature N. G. Henriksen, maker to the Royal court Anton Michelsen, Copenhagen 1898. Weight 12400 gr. H. 70 cm. (2)
Literature: Sabrina Ulrich Vinther & Malene Dybbøl: “Hofjuveler A. Michelsen. Fra stilkopi til arkitektsølv” 2009, p. 75. Mentioned and depicted.
Provenance: Wedding present to prince Christian (X) of Denmark and princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on April 26th 1898. Hereafter, descendants of Frederik VIII (1843–1912) until today.
Russian sale, varia, furniture, 11 June 2014