The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Set of four candlesticks

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Reading, Writing, and Roentgen

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Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013.

The exhibition and catalogue are made possible by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

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Set of four candlesticks

Thomas Heming (active 1745–73)

Date:: 1771–73
Culture:: British, London
Medium:: Silver
Dimensions:: Each: H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1945
Accession Number:: 45.60.52a, b–.55a, b

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Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: [1] Leopard's head crowned; [2] R, London date letter for 1772–73; [3] Lion passant; [4] TH, script, pellet between, crown above, in reserve, maker's mark for Thomas Heming, ent. 1745; Location of marks: All on base. [3],[4] on nozzle of each [3],[4] on bobêche of each
Provenance

Jules S. Bache , New York (until 1945; to MMA)
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Who
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What
Metal (59,364)

Metalwork (14,716)

Silver (14,056)

Lighting devices (2,632)

Candleholders (1,041)

Candlesticks (770)
Where
Europe (148,586)

United Kingdom (25,557)

England (9,102)

London (2,006)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
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English Silver, 1600–1800

Great Britain and Ireland, 1600–1800 A.D.

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