Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Ormolu Figural Candelabra Pair to the 1860s.
Modelled after the wooden Moresca dancers carved by Erasmus Grasser circa 1480
now displayed in The City Museum of Munich.
Poised medieval figures holding lantern style gothic candleholders on figured green marble bases
Height 9,1/2" , gross weight 3166 grams.
All in very good sound bright condition with original gold surface.
He developed in an animated and realistic style, furthering on the works of Nikolaus Gerhaert.
Grasser worked mainly in wood, and is best known for the 16 figures of Moriskentänzer (Moresca dancers, 1480, 10 remaining, the fate of 6 unknown) lining the walls of the great dance and assembly hall of Old Townhall, the oak choir stalls at the Frauenkirche cathedral (1502) and the madonna of the high altar in St Mary (Ramersdorf), all three located in Munich. He also created the high altar at Reichersdorf (1502–1506).
Morris Dancers
Grasser was paid for the "Morris Dancers" (Moriskentänzer) in 1480.
This was the central, representative 1st floor of the Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus, in use 1480/1874). The Dance House was used for events of the city as well as the ducal and royal houses. The dancer carvings were part of a heraldic roof pgrogram symbolizing the leadership claim of Duke Herzog Albrecht IV of Bavaria, showing crests of the whole world. The originals were replaced by copies in 1931 and removed to the city museum, so survived WWII destruction of the Old Town Hall. The "Dance House" was reconstructed/reopened in 1977 and is used again for events of the city today.
Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Ormolu Figural Candelabra Pair to the 1860s.
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