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Thu, Jul 13, 2023 09:00AM EDT
  • Collections of the Darsie-Thomson Families, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lot 222

Pair of Carved Continental Baroque Style Candlesticks

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

probably Italian, late 18th/19th century, carved segmented and faceted shafts on trifid bases with scrolled feet, remnants of polychromed and gilt surfaces, 14-3/4 x 5-1/2 in.

Condition

surface dirt, fading and losses to paint and gilding, a few small edge/corner chips

Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania