RARE HUGO BERGER for GOBERG (GER MA NY) EARLY 20TH CENTURY ANTIQUE SIGNED ARTS & CRAFTS HAND TOOLED, IRON HANDLED CANDLESTICK. W/SIDE HANDLE, WAX COLLECTION RESERVOIR. Antique Arts & Crafts hand tooled iron. 7 ¼” Height x 5 ½” Width (base) x 4 top Width. Offered is this very scarce, signed, early 20th century antique Arts and Crafts tooled iron handled candlestick by Hugo Berger for Goberg Ger ma ny. It was produced at the turn-of-the century around 1910, so 1900 to 1915 would be the best approximate time it was manufactured in Ger ma ny. It possesses some of the quickly recognizable characteristics and hallmark design monikers that came to distinguish Arts and Crafts antique forms. Notably, was the tooled, hammered, heavy gauge sheet iron used in its spare, angular conceptual vision. The center, ascending collared stem of the candlestick, has hammered pits that resemble vertical grains of rice. The side handle is large but instead of being curvilinear where it turns, it instead is informed by a more abrupt, angular shape. The top of the candlestick has two prominent forms. The first being the wax candle receiving port. The 2nd being the upturned concave wax collection reservoir basin. The bottom plate is hammered with four rays emanating from the center, resembling ancient Celtic or Paleolithic hieroglyphs. These are hammered and tooled into the iron plate’s surface. Raised, bas-relief pimples or dots also inform the surface of the base plate of the candlestick. It is stamped on the underside of the base with’Germany. It is a fully integrated, very thoroughly conceived Arts and Crafts candlestick in nearly every way. It would be difficult to think of one single element that could be significantly changed or altered without somehow debilitating the strength of the original design and what has made these now nearly 110 year-old decorative objects, still so coveted and desirable, even today. Great form, great color and great surfaces make this antique Hugo Berger for Goberg (Ger ma ny) Arts and Crafts tooled iron candlestick a great antique decorative object. Good to Very Good overall antique condition. The item “RARE HUGO BERGER FOR GOBERG /GERMANY ARTS & CRAFTS EARLY 20TH C IRON CANDLESTICK” is in sale since Tuesday, December 17, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Decorative Arts\Metalware”. The seller is “modsanctuary” and is located in Milford, New Hampshire. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Early 20th century: Circa 1910
- Dimensions:: 7 ¼” Height x 5 ½” Width (base) x 4″ Top width
- Style: Arts & Crafts/Mission Style
- Age: 1900-1940
- Maker: Hugo Berger for Goberg (Germany)
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Iron heavy gauge sheet metal: Hand tooled/hammered finish
- Large, angular side handle: Upper, built-in wax collection reservoir
- Germany: Antique
- Weight: Approximately 2 1/2
- Type: Candlesticks
- Color: Deep sepia brown/charcoal
- Country/Region of Origin: Germany