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Art Deco Pair of Swedish Patinated Bronze Candle Holders by Gab in Ori Design c.1938 (1 of 11)
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Art Deco Pair of Swedish Patinated Bronze Candle Holders by Gab in Ori Design c.1938

REF: 2044 - 030920 / LA228192
£245
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Description
For sale are an elegant pair of Art Deco patinated bronze candle holders from a recognised maker in Sweden. - The stylish pairing are distinctive in their green-brown combination highlighted with white metal candle bowls. The patination is characteristic of the Ori design utilised by Gab - Guldsmedsaktiebolaget (Swedish makers of quality metalwork since the second half of the 19th Century. - The candle holders are both marked to the base with Gab'S Ori brand mark (as shown in the photographs) and the (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget's) sheaf / Vasa mark a good guarantee of quality. - The patination in this attractive faded green and brown scheme is believed to have been from the Ori design range by Gab, retailed via jewellers in Stockholm in the late 1930s early 1940s. - Both of the candle holders have delightful silver metal highlights in the form of the candle holders and the angular corner sections/feet of the square bases to both. - Gab stands for Guldsmeds AktieBolag / Goldsmiths Ltd the original factory founded in 1867 and still going after a number of takeovers today. Aktiebolag is the Swedish term for "limited company" or "corporation". When used in company names, it is abbreviated Ab, Ab, or A/B, roughly equivalent to the abbreviations Ltd and Plc. The candle holders are a highly decorative pair and in good vintage condition with nothing other than light age-related wear as shown in the photographs. Ready to be used in an elegant Art Deco setting.
measurements
Height:
9 cm
Width:
8 cm
Depth:
8 cm
declaration
W&W Antiques has clarified that the Art Deco Pair of Swedish Patinated Bronze Candle Holders by Gab in Ori Design c.1938 (LA228192) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1938
condition
Please consider the photographs and description as a great record of the condition of this antique item.
location
This Art Deco Pair of Swedish Patinated Bronze Candle Holders by Gab in Ori Design c.1938 is located in Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom