Pair Silver P. Sarpaneva ' Pitsi ' Candlesticks ' 71 Mid Century Modern Brutalist
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:593079 | Color: Silver |
A pair of striking, stylish hallmarked silver candlesticks by Finnish designer Pentti Sarpaneva. These are his ‘Pitsi’ or ‘Lace’ pattern candlesticks, made in Turku, Finland circa 1971. Both are in excellent condition. They are a little tarnished, and could do with a polish, but otherwise are in good shape.
They came from an auction in Cambridge, England. Interestingly both have an inscription around the base which reads "To Cleminsons Agencies Ltd. 50 years from B. Her...rmans". It seems Cleminsons Agency Ltd was a company manufacturing bicycle trailers in Huntingdon, near Cambridge, England in the 1970s. B. Herrmans is a bicycle parts distributor based in Finland. It seems appropriate that they would send one of their accounts a pair of stylish Finnish candlesticks as a thank you gift.
Dimensions approx 6.5" x 3.5" (16.5×9 cm).
Weight: approx 6.5 oz each (186g).
Hallmarks:
Th for Turun Hopea (Silver from Turku)
Crown in hart-shape for Finnish silver manufacture
830 H for silver content 830/1000. (H = Hopea, which means Silver in Finnish)
S7 for 1971.
They came from an auction in Cambridge, England. Interestingly both have an inscription around the base which reads "To Cleminsons Agencies Ltd. 50 years from B. Her...rmans". It seems Cleminsons Agency Ltd was a company manufacturing bicycle trailers in Huntingdon, near Cambridge, England in the 1970s. B. Herrmans is a bicycle parts distributor based in Finland. It seems appropriate that they would send one of their accounts a pair of stylish Finnish candlesticks as a thank you gift.
Dimensions approx 6.5" x 3.5" (16.5×9 cm).
Weight: approx 6.5 oz each (186g).
Hallmarks:
Th for Turun Hopea (Silver from Turku)
Crown in hart-shape for Finnish silver manufacture
830 H for silver content 830/1000. (H = Hopea, which means Silver in Finnish)
S7 for 1971.
