Estate Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Candlesticks by Sigvard Bernadotte, Design 855B

The price is for the pair, but these candlesticks can also be ordered individually.

The stem of this candlestick is a tube pulled through a so-called draw plate that makes the lines. The base is an assemblage of four individually made parts, and when the silversmith assembles them, he/she must ensure that the soldering is perfectly smooth so that they are invisible on the final piece. The most challenging part of making this candlestick is the actual joining of the base and the stem – a part you hardly see because the rallying point is covered by the hollow stem. The challenge is that the slightest unevenness in the two parts and/or the soldering will result in the stem slanting and consequently a dripping candle.

Unlike most other hollowware pieces the parts of this candlestick are polished before they are assembled. The reason for this is the design - the edges must stay very sharp and if the candlestick is assembled before being polished it will be almost impossible for the polisher not to hit the sharp edges due to the very high speed of the brushes on the grinding and polishing machine.

A similar example can be seen in the book GEORG JENSEN HOLLOWARE, The Silver Fund Collection by David Taylor and Jason Laskey, pg. 275.

Designer: Sigvard Bernadotte
Maker: Georg Jensen
Design #: 855B
Circa: Contemporary
Dimensions: 9.84"H
Country of Origin: Denmark

INV NO: CAN-03