Product Description
Antonio Pineda Important Sterling Architectural Candlesticks c.1955-60
ANTONIO PIÑEDA (1919-2009) Taxco, Mexico
Important Architectural Candlesticks c.1955-60
Handwrought sterling silver in exaggerated tall rectangular forms with various size rectangular geometric elements attached as the base supports, 100 troy ounces total weight
Marks: Antonio Taxco (crown mark), 925, Mexican Eagle silver standard mark, Mexican circular mark, Hecho en Mexico
Provenance: Antonio Pineda, 1990
***According to Antonio Pineda, these are one pair of only three pair made!
H: 20 ½” x W: 5” x D: 4”
Antonio Pineda Important Sterling Architectural Candlesticks c.1955-60
CZECH CUBISM / ART DECO
Panel-cut vase c. 1912-25
Clear cut lead crystal with amber overlay in conical form with a band of chevron cut designs around the upper third; the conical form above a flaring, paneled foot
For more information see: Czech Cubism: Architecture, Furniture, and Decorative Arts, ed. Alexander von Vegesack, (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1991); Art Deco: Bohemia 1918-1938 (Milan: Electa, 1996); Czech Art Deco 1918-1938 (Prague: The Municipal House, 1998) pp. 74-75.
H: 7 1/2″