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CANDELABRA FROM THE ORDER OF ST. ALEXANDER NEVSKII SERVICE, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer) , August Spiess (Designer)

Currently in storage


About this object

Lower portion is triangular shaped with a star of the order on each face and the ribbon around the bottom and just above an acanthus decoration at each intersection of the sides. Details in gold. Baluster section is also picked out in gold. Two tiers for candles, one for nine candles and one for three. Handles are in gilt bronze and the candleholders in porcelain, each one decorated with the three badges of the order.

Object name:
CANDELABRA FROM THE ORDER OF ST. ALEXANDER NEVSKII SERVICE, ONE OF TWO
Made from:
Porcelain -- gilt bronze
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1856
Size:
77.5 cm (30 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.20.2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973