A Silver Three-Light Candelabrum

Description

A Silver Three-Light Candelabrum, Mark of Max Rieg, Williamsburg, circa 1940. On a domed circular base, in the Danish taste, the central standard pierced with leaves and berries, supporting three leaf-clad reeder branches with conical sockets, with central berry finial, marked under base.
Height 6 1/2 in. (16.51 cm.)
Diameter 6 in. (15.24 cm.)
Provenance: The Estate of Elizabeth Mendehall Durpree
Literature:
Max Rieg: At the Sign of the Golden Ball, no. 1046
Max Rieg (1899-1985) was born in Germany and was trained as a metalworker. As a journeyman in Weimar, he attended classes at the Bauhaus. After immigrating to the United States in 1928, he worked briefly for Towle. In 1930, Rieg moved to New York City and began working in pewter. He formed a partnership with the metalworker, F. S. Kelm and designed pewter in the Jensen Style under the name Kel-Rieg Metal Craft. After commissioning several pewter reproductions from Rieg, Colonial Williamsburg hired him to produce a line of reproductions. Rieg worked in Williamsburg from 1937 to 1950, selling pewter and silver reproductions and original, modern designs.