Pair Of Art Nouveau Candlesticks, Bitter & Gobbers Krefeld, Germany 1900-10, Gilt Pewter

Bitter & Gobbers, Krefeld – Pair of Five-Flame Art Nouveau Candelabra #5415, Copper-Plated and Gilt Pewter, circa 1900–1910 Bitter & Gobbers Metallwarenfabrik, Krefeld · Imperial Zinn · Model #5415 · Copper-Plated and Gilt · Height 50.5 cm

A pair of five-flame candelabra (Girandoles) in copper-plated and gilt pewter, model #5415, designed and executed by the Crefelder Metallwaren-Fabrik Bitter & Gobbers GmbH, Krefeld, circa 1900–1910. Height approx. 50.5 cm each. Marked on the underside with the Imperial Zinn mark, initials B&G and model number 5415. Exceptional original condition.

The Bitter & Gobbers Metallwarenfabrik — founded in Krefeld in 1900 by Peter Bitter and commercial associate Wilhelm Gobbers under the name Crefelder Metallwaren-Fabrik Bitter & Gobbers GmbH — was one of the most significant Art Nouveau metalware manufactories of the Rhenish region, producing under the Imperial Zinn brand high-quality pieces in pewter and copper-plated and gilt Britannia metal. The house collaborated with French artists including the sculptor Maurel, attesting to an international ambition comparable to that of the Orivit AG in Cologne-Ehrenfeld or the Metallwarenfabrik Walter Scherf & Co. in Nuremberg.

The pair of candelabra #5415 — at an imposing height of 50.5 cm — represents one of the most spectacular formats in the Bitter & Gobbers production: the five-flame structure, the gilding over a copper ground and the quality of execution of the Britannia metal place these candelabra in the category of statement pieces, destined for the most ambitious interiors of the Belle Époque Rhineland.

A note for collectors and enthusiasts: the Kreismuseum Zons opens on 13 May 2026 the new exhibition „Selten. Silber. Orivit. Rheinische Jugendstilschätze mit internationalem Flair." — a presentation of rare Orivit silver objects alongside the museum's permanent Jugendstil pewter collection, just a few kilometres from Düsseldorf. A unique opportunity to discover the historical context of these candelabra.

• Height: approx. 50.5 cm each
• Materials: pewter · copper-plated and gilt (Britannia metal)
• Marks: Imperial Zinn · B&G · model #5415 (underside)
• Model: #5415
• Design and production: Bitter & Gobbers Metallwarenfabrik, Krefeld, circa 1900–1910
• Literature: Keßling / Friedrich Adler, Spurensuche: Friedrich Adler zwischen Jugendstil und Art Deco, Stuttgart, 1994 · Erlesenes aus Jugendstil und Art Déco, Die Sammlung Giorgio Silzer, GRASSI Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Leipzig, 1997 · Kwint, Jan C.G., Urania, Maastricht 1903–1910, Culemborg, 2002 · Sehnsucht nach Form — Friedrich Adler, Christian Metzger, Wolfgang von Wersin, Regensburg, 2003 · Pese, Claus, Jugendstil aus Nürnberg, Stuttgart, 2007
• Condition: very good original condition

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Keywords integrated: Bitter Gobbers Krefeld, five-flame candelabra #5415, Imperial Zinn, copper-plated gilt, Rhenish Jugendstil 1900, Kreismuseum Zons, Orivit, Walter Scherf, GRASSI Museum Leipzig