Candlestand (one of a pair)

1755–60
Not on view
Chinese fretwork first appeared in England early in the eighteenth century in garden fenves, but it was not until mid-century that the vogue for fretwork on furniture erupted. The model of these candlestands is Plate CXX in the first edition of Thomas Chippendale’s Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (1754).

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Object Information
  • Title: Candlestand (one of a pair)
  • Date: 1755–60
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Mahogany
  • Dimensions: Height (.9): 51 3/8 in. (130.5 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: From the Marion E. and Leonard A. Cohn Collection, Bequest of Marion E. Cohn, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.64.9
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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