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Manner of Juste Aurèle Meissonnier French
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Derived from the same design by Meissonnier, the surface treatment of the candlesticks, punched and matted, or smooth and burnished, would have resulted in different reflections of light.
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Title: Pair of candlesticks
Maker:
Manner of Juste Aurèle Meissonnier (French, Turin 1695–1750 Paris)
Date: 1735–50
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Gilt bronze
Dimensions: Height (each): 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); Diam. of base (each): 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Charles Wrightsman, by exchange, 1977
Accession Number: 1977.178.1, .2
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