Lot 143: A PAIR OF DUTCH SILVER CANDLESTICKS, JOHANNES SCHIOTLING, AMSTERDAM, 1785

A PAIR OF DUTCH SILVER CANDLESTICKS, JOHANNES SCHIOTLING, AMSTERDAM, 1785 with stylized leafage and laurel and berry border with pearl rim, the stem with three classical heads, suspending swags, fully marked (2) height 17.8 cm., weight 640 gr.

The pair of candlesticks was on display at the exhibition Friesch Zilver in the Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, in 1927. See note lot 36.

cf. J.W. Frederiks, Dutch Silver, Vol II, The Hague, 1958, no 310, plate 124
cf. Exh. Cat., Johannes Schiotling, Amsterdam, 1976, no 40
cf. J. Verbeek, Nederlands Zilver 1780-1830, Lochem, 1984, pp. 11, 12.
cf. J. R. De Lorm, Amsterdams Goud en Zilver, Zwolle, 1999, pp. 202, 203

Possibly J. de Rooy- de Ruiter, Hintham, circa 1905;
Auction J. Schulman, Amsterdam 10/13-11-1905 (op.cit. Amsterdams Goud en Zilver, p. 203);
HM Koningin Wilhelmina (1880-1962)
Thence by descent

The pair of candlesticks was on display at the exhibition Friesch Zilver in the Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, in 1927. There was one showcase present with two shelves for objects of the Royal Family, see page 39 of this catalogue. The contribution of the family was not mentioned in the catalogue, however a very rare image of this showcase was stuck in the book of Nanne Ottema's personal catalogue with his own annotations, which is now in a private collection.