A pair of early 19th century Austrian 13 loth (812 standard) silver candlesticks, Vienna probably 1805 by Paul Mayerhofer (active 1785-1811)

A pair of early 19^th century Austrian 13 loth (812 standard) silver candlesticks, Vienna probably 1805 by Paul Mayerhofer (active 1785-1811)

The bases of circular form rising to a tapering cylindrical column with rounded capitals and circular trip pans. The base with engraved decoration of anthemia interspersed with fruiting vine reserved against a textured ground. The top of column and capitals with similar decoration. The base with a die-rolled edge of anthemia. Marked to the base edge and top of drip pans with standard/date mark, and maker’s mark PM in monogram script, also marked to the base with 1806 Vienna tax mark for medium objects (repunzierung), 1807 stored wares VR mark (vorratstempel), 1809-10 FR tax mark (notstempel-frei, freistempel). (2)

Height – 26.2 cm / 10.3 inches

Weight – 781 grams / 25.11 ozt

A wine ewer of 1807 by this maker with similar engraved decoration is in the collection of the MAK - Museum of Applied Arts (H.I. 29.603 / Go 1836)