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TULA CANDLESTICK

TULA CANDLESTICK

Cat. no.: 2013.2

Artist: Imperial Arms Manufacture (Manufacturer)

Date: 1780-90

The city of Tula near Moscow was an important center of arms production in Russia since the early 1700s. Later in the century, especially from the reign of Catherine the Great, the manufacture...

BELL PUSH

BELL PUSH

Cat. no.: 2015.8.1

Artist: Edward F. Caldwell & Company, Inc. (Firm)

Date: early 20th Century

Electrical bell push in a shape of a cupid holding a basket of fruits (including the two pushes). Cupid sits on a round marble base with two gilt bronze cartouches with inscriptions.

BUST OF VOLTAIRE

BUST OF VOLTAIRE

Cat. no.: 2019.5

Artist: Jean-Antoine Houdon (Artist)

Date: 19th Century

The bronze portrait bust depicts the celebrated French philosopher and writer François-Marie Arouet, who is best known by his nom de plume, Voltaire. The sculpture is a cast bronze version of the...

TAZZA, ONE OF TWO

TAZZA, ONE OF TWO

Cat. no.: 21.100.1

Artist: Demidov Lapidary Factory ((Possibly))

Date: Mid 19th c.

The flat malachite bowl, bordered by a gilt bronze rim, has a bronze base decorated with acanthus leaves. Malachite veneer was applied in a random arrangement into the stem of the tazza, and in a...

TAZZA (ONE OF TWO)

TAZZA (ONE OF TWO)

Cat. no.: 21.100.2

Artist: Demidov Lapidary Factory (Attributed to)

Date: 19th c.

The flat malachite bowl of the tazza is rimmed in gilt bronze in a beaded border. It is mounted on a pedestal leg. The leg is made from malachite with gilt bronze mounts where it joins bowl. It...

CANDELABRA, ONE OF TWO

CANDELABRA, ONE OF TWO

Cat. no.: 21.102.1

Artist: Unknown (Manufacturer)

Date: late 19th Century

The candelabra has a lower part which is designed as a column resting on a tall pentagonal base. This is veneered in malachite with two brass bands, one at the top and one at the bottom of the...

CANDELABRA, ONE OF TWO

CANDELABRA, ONE OF TWO

Cat. no.: 21.102.2

Artist: Unknown (Manufacturer)

Date: late 19th Century

The candelabra has a lower part which is designed as a column resting on a tall pentagonal base. This is veneered in malachite with two brass bands, one at the top and one at the bottom of the...

BELL PUSH

BELL PUSH

Cat. no.: 21.147

Artist: Edward F. Caldwell & Company, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Date: c. 1920

The main portion of the rectangular bell push is a square of lazurite. It sits on a gilt bronze base made in the Chinese Chippendale style with a leaf border. On the top in the center is a leaf...

ASHTRAY

ASHTRAY

Cat. no.: 21.158

Artist: Nicholas Haydon (Retailer)

Date: 20th c.

The ashtray is an oval bowl carved from banded agate. The sides slope dwonwards to the base. The oval base is made in gilt bronze with a design of a band of acanthus leaves. It sits on four lions'...

ASHTRAY

ASHTRAY

Cat. no.: 21.161

Artist: Nicholas Haydon (Retailer)

Date: 20th c.

The main portion of the tray is carved like an oval leaf in jade. It sits on an oval base which has four lion's feet. This is attached to the jade with a metal band in a floral motif. In the...

CANDLESTICK, ONE OF TWO

CANDLESTICK, ONE OF TWO

Cat. no.: 21.175.1

Artist: Unknown (Manufacturer)

Date: mid 19th-19th Century

The bloodstone portion of the candlestick consists of a slender column with a projecting round section near the lower part, this whole resting on a steeped tripod bloodstone base with one edge...

CANDLESTICK, ONE OF TWO

CANDLESTICK, ONE OF TWO

Cat. no.: 21.175.2

Artist: Unknown (Manufacturer)

Date: mid 19th-19th Century

The bloodstone portion of the candlestick consists of a slender column with a projecting round section near the lower part, this whole resting on a steeped tripod bloodstone base with one edge...

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