CANDELABRA, ONE OF TWO

On view in: Pavilion

About this object

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 column, holding it firm. Above this is a cluster of five leafy branches, each one ending in a bobeche. These are made in gilt bronze in the French Rococo taste. These were wired at one time for electricity.

Object name:: CANDELABRA, ONE OF TWO
Made from:: Malachite -- gilt bronze -- brass
Made in:: Russia
Date made:: late 19th Century
Size:: 29 1/8 in. (74 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:: 21.102.2
Class:: HARDSTONE
Signature marks:
Credit line:: Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973