A Pair of Heraldic Silver Wall Sconces for Amadeo I, King of Spain, 19th Cent.

View Similar Items

Pair of 19th Century Repousse Brass Candle Wall Sconces w/ Heraldic Coat of Arms

19th C Italian Pair of Baroque Style Silver 2-Light Wall Sconces, Wired for US

Pair of 19th C. English Silvered Sconces

Pair of 19th Century Bronze Wall Sconces.

Pair of 19th Century Bronze Wall Sconces

Pair of 19th Century Empire Wall Sconces

Pair 19th Century Art Nouveau Silver Candle Wall Sconces

19th Century Italian Neoclassical Majolica Pair of Wall Brackets for Sconces

19th Cent, Armed Sconces w/ Neoclassical Details & Milk Glass Shades, 'Pair'

Pair of 19th Century French Empire Wall Sconces

Pair of 19th Century French Gothic Wall Sconces

Pair of 19th Century Italian Iron Wall Sconces

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 11

A Pair of Heraldic Silver Wall Sconces for Amadeo I, King of Spain, 19th Cent.

About the Item

An amazing pair of 19th century hand-hammered silver double-armed candle wall sconces in the Spanish Baroque style. The back plates beautifully adorned with the Spanish royal crown and personal monogram of Amadeo I, the King of Spain. The heraldic composition completed by the sculptures of angels, holding a laurel wreath in each hand, a symbol of royal power and victory. Probably, made by a special order, the sconces are unmarked but tested for silver. Is it possible that these silver sconces at one time had decorated the walls in the King's apartments. Amadeo I, the King of Spain (Italian Amedeo, sometimes anglicized as Amadeus) (30 May 1845-18 January 1890) was the only King of Spain from the House of Savoy (1870-1873). He was the second son of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy and was known for most of his life as the Duke of Aosta, but reigned briefly as King of Spain from 1870-1873. He was elected by the Cortes as Spain's monarch in 1870, following the deposition of Isabella II, and sworn in the following year. Amadeo's reign was fraught with growing republicanism, Carlist rebellions in the north, and the Cuban independence movement. He abdicated and returned to Italy in 1873, and the First Spanish Republic declared as a result. Granted the hereditary title Duke of Aosta in the year of his birth, he founded the Aosta branch of Italy's royal House of Savoy, which is junior in agnatic descent to the branch descended from King Umberto I that reigned in Italy until 1946, but senior to the branch of the Dukes of Genoa. Measure: Weight 977.5g (each).

Dimensions:
Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Baroque (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Silver,Repoussé
Place of Origin:
Spain
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1870
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The original wooden bases of the back plates, intended for mounting on the wall preserved in a good condition on both candelabras, with all of the original copper studs that the silver parts nailed to them.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU281938225003