Elegant Decorative Art Designs

This group presents intricate designs for decorative objects, featuring detailed illustrations of vases and candlesticks with classical motifs and ornamental elements.

Design for a Candlestick, Joseph Anton Seethaler II, German, 1799-1868, Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper, Lion paws support a base. Upon it, eagles and a vase at left, swans at right, are to support another base, upon which a column topped with a statuette of Diana. Two branches are fastened upon which foreparts of crouching griffons support the sockets., 1827-1836, drawing, drawing
Design for a Candlestick, Joseph Anton Seethaler II, German, 1799-1868, Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper, Lion paws support a base. Upon it, eagles and a vase at left, swans at right, are to support another base, upon which a column topped with a statuette of Diana. Two branches are fastened upon which foreparts of crouching griffons support the sockets., 1827-1836, drawing, drawing