SILVER CANDLESTICK OR CANDLE HOLDER. FRANCESC P. ARQUER, BARCELONA, SPAIN, CIRCA 1825.

Candlestick with chain. Silver. Francesc. P. Arquer, Barcelona, Spain, around 1825. With hallmarks, burillado and ownership marks (AS). Silver candlestick in its color with an openwork bowl on two levels and raised on two small legs (inside of which there is a piece to hold the candle, shaped like a vase and a braided decoration towards the center), and a flat handle (curved towards the end, area where the third leg is located), decorated with a series of simple openwork shapes and fine strings of small pearls on the edges of the handle and the bowl. The piece has some chipping marks, others of ownership under the bowl (AS) and others of contrast. The latter link the piece with Barcelona silversmithing, placing it in the workshop of Francesc Arquer, and in the 19th century. Weight: 183 grams.

· Size: 28,9,5x5,5 cms.