Marks Antiques
Mayfair, London
A PAIR OF FRENCH SILVER GOTHIC REVIVAL ALTAR CANDLESTICKS
DEMARQUET FRÈRES
PARIS, CIRCA 1875
Each on a cast openwork triform base of three winged monsters enclosing panels of stylised strapwork and foliage, the hexagonal knopped stems chased with oval vignettes below wide candle holders bordered with openwork fleur-de-lys
Height 23 1/8 in, 58.8 cmDemarquet Frères
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The goldsmiths Demarquet Frères, working from rue des Gravilliers, Paris, entered their mark in 1868. Continuing until 1890 they produced some remarkable examples of church and plate, including several pieces for Lourdes, ciboria for the basilica of Montmartre, and crosses for Bayeux and Toulouse.