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CANDLESTICK, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

Bobeches, tops and bases are in ormolu and are entirely covered with engraved motifs mostly of the neo-classic style. Stems are in pale blue glass cast with various motifs, swags of drapery amd a diamond pattern. Candlesticks are types from the French Empire style but are Russian in workmanship.

Object name:
CANDLESTICK, ONE OF TWO
Made from:
Ormolu -- glass
Made in:
Moscow, Russia
Date made:
c. 1840
Size:
28.9 cm (11 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
14.246.1
Class:
METAL
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Gift of Madame Augusto Rosso, 1968