The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Ten-light Grecian-style candelabra (one of a pair)

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Reading, Writing, and Roentgen

Carolyn Sargentson, independent art historian and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum, outlines how changing social practices altered the designs and styles of furniture, both for the nobility and the lower classes.

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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Ten-light Grecian-style candelabra (one of a pair)

Antoine-Louis Barye (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris)

Date:: probably ca. 1857–75
Culture:: French
Medium:: Bronze
Dimensions:: Overall: 24 3/4 x 14 x 13 in. (62.9 x 35.6 x 33 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Maria A. S. de Reinis, 1976
Accession Number:: 1976.425.1

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