A Patrick Mavros Tree of Lights Silver Five-Light Candelabra, Harare, Zimbabwe, circa 2000. Marks: (PM-oval), (s...

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A Patrick Mavros Tree of Lights Silver Five-Light Candelabra, Harare, Zimbabwe, circa 2000
Marks: (PM-oval), (sable antelope-triangle), a, (cross of four equal arms)
Signed: Patrick Mavros, Harare Jun 2000, Tree of Lights
17 x 17-1/2 x 14 inches (43.2 x 44.5 x 35.6 cm)
6122 grams

The cast sterling silver five-light candelabra centerpiece as a tree, with three fixed individualized elephants surrounding a mopane tree whose gnarled branches hold the candles, complete with five frond-form bobeches. An ant hill is present with the fixed elephants, who are named by the artist Mafunyane, Kabakwe and Shawu.





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