Kandelaber, donated to captain Cornelis Schrijver, Pieter Mouritz (Attributed to), 1738 The Kandelabers (BK-NM-12502 and BK-NM-12503) consist of a candlestick and an attachment with three hinged arms. The profiled, rejuvenating foot is octagonal in diameter, with alternating straight and corrugated sides. In the flat top there is a round floor from which the also round, incorporated, rises through a ring rises from the foot. The baluster -shaped trunk, standing on a widened sphere -walled base, rests on it. The trunk is also octagonal; The alternating straight and flooded sides correspond with
Kandelaber, donated to captain Cornelis Schrijver, Pieter Mouritz (Attributed to), 1738 The Kandelabers (BK-NM-12502 and BK-NM-12503) consist of a candlestick and an attachment with three hinged arms. The profiled, rejuvenating foot is octagonal in diameter, with alternating straight and corrugated sides. In the flat top there is a round floor from which the also round, incorporated, rises through a ring rises from the foot. The baluster -shaped trunk, standing on a widened sphere -walled base, rests on it. The trunk is also octagonal; The alternating straight and flooded sides correspond with those of the foot. The vase -shaped, profiled candle holder is again in diameter. The constricted body is articulated by a ring. In the candle holder, the attachment, which consists of a hexagonal core that has alternately straight and corrugated sides, fits and three arms connected to the straight sides of the core by hinges. The profiled core, which first widens and then rejuvenates, rests on a round, tackled foot and is crowned by a also round, multiple profiled button with a bell -shaped closure. The arms built up from two C-Voluten are square in diameter. They are articulated by profiles and decorated with curling, stylized leaf fleations. They wear large fat catchers with a raised edge, decorated with an imposed profile edge, above which the profiled vase -shaped candle holders rise, the bounded body is articulated by a ring. On the top of the foot, a three -mast at sea is engraved under the monogram GWC, for the General West India Company. Along the bottom edge of the foot is the engraved inscription: The General Geoctroijerde West Indische Compagnie has presented this to Mr Capiteyn Cornelis Schrijver, for his frequent Occupasien and services made to Desselve in the Jare 1737 Bewees. Amsterdam silver (metal) The Kandelabers (BK-NM-12502 and BK-NM-12503) consist of a candlestick and an attachment with three hinged arms. The profiled, rejuvenating foot is octagonal in di
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