Viennese Secessionist Hugo Berger Candlestick, circa 1900

A stunning post modern Rosenthal Studio-Linie porcelain candlestick designed and signed by acclaimed French artist Gilbert Portanier (b. 1926) decorated in abstract designs in the Liguria pattern and dating from around 1980. The conical shaped candlestick is of simple hollowed out form and of funnel shape with the raised narrow top forming the candle holder. The candlestick is decorated with abstract designs in lustre colors with gilding on a matt dark lilac blue ground and is signed within the design. With printed makers...

A fine stylish vintage Italian, Murano ruby glass candlestick with a dolphin stem attributed to Salviati and probably dating between 1930 and 1950. The hand blown candlestick has a rounded ruby red glass foot with a large hollow blown leaping dolphin shaped stem applied with coloured glass eyes with the clear glass body with gold aventurine inclusions and supporting a ruby red glass candle holder...

Goberg Germany. A five branch handmade iron candelabra. In 1895 Hugo Berger (Goberg) started decorative ironwork in Schmalkalden Germany his first factory. Goberg's work is in the Ar...

Splendid continuous hand-painted scenes adorn these graceful and rare Viennese silver and enamel candlesticks. Adorned with scenes of gods and goddesses from classical mythology, these lights are executed with exceptional detail and artistry. A fantastic testament to the skilled artisans of Austria, they exemplify remarkable design and craftsmanship. Enameling is one of the oldest forms of decorative art with examples dating back almost 3,000 years to Mycenaean Greece. The methods used in the enameling process have changed very little since that time. Enamel is actually glass colored with metallic pigments that are fused to metal by firing. Because different colors fire at different temperatures, it was essential that the artist paint the colors that required the highest heat first, adding the others in descending order of their firing temperature. The forte of the Viennese enamellers...