Pair Of Silver Candelabras By The Silversmith Boin Taburet

Large pair of Louis XV style candlesticks in solid silver with rocaille decoration and asymmetrical ornamentation. The four light arms ending in bobeche sockets are finely chiseled with scrolls, foliage and stylized flowers. These candelabras are a creation of the silversmith BOIN TABURET. Work from the end of the 19th century. Circa 1880-1890.
Emile Taburet, jeweler, exhibited in 1880 at the exhibition of the Union central des arts décoratifs. His hallmark was struck out in 1881. He joined forces with his son-in-law, Georges Boin, an antique dealer, under the name "Boin-Taburet" around 1880. Together, they exhibited at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889, where they won numerous medals.
Weight: 7080 grams.
Title hallmark: head of Minerva, from 1838.
Master goldsmith hallmark: Boin Taburet.
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