Lot Details
Lot 133
Charles Rohlfs Arts and Crafts Oak and Copper Four-Light "Banquet" Candelabrum with Kappa Shell Shades
1903
Signed and dated. Height 16 3/4 inches, width 21 1/2 inches.
Rather than creating a trade catalogue, Charles Rohlfs used pictures of examples of his work as a guide for clients. A similar candelabrum with shells and a cruciform base titled "Banquet", model no. 9, is depicted in The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs by Joseph Cunningham, Yale University Press, 2008, p. 253. Various design elements such as Asian and European influence can be found.
In an advertising card dated from November 1, 1907 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, Rohlfs states "The Shell Shades are extra. The shells, Placenta Orbiscularis-Retz are found in the China sea. They are a direct importation, unique in themselves and the use to which they are put, and difficult to secure. I have about 350 on hand now and may not be able to get more. The shades are adaptable to nearly all the candle holders shown."
C A Private Collection of Important Design
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