Egyptomania candelabrum (one of a pair)

Retailer Rundell, Bridge and Rundell British

ca. 1802–6

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 516

These candelabra were one component of an extraordinary Egyptian-style dining room that was designed between 1802 and 1806 for Goodwood House, near Chichester in southern England, the home of the dukes of Richmond. The enthusiasm in England for all things Egyptian was first ignited by Napoleon Bonaparte’s (1769–1821) North African campaign of 1798. Napoleon was accompanied there by a team of scholars who recorded their findings, and the resulting publication by Baron Vivant Denon (1747–1825) on the monuments of the Nile Valley had a marked influence on design.

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Title: Egyptomania candelabrum (one of a pair)
Maker: Alexis Decaix (British, active 1778–1811)
Retailer: Rundell, Bridge and Rundell (British, London, active 1797–1843)
Date: ca. 1802–6
Culture: British
Medium: Gilded bronze
Dimensions: Overall (candelabrum (.1a–g), confirmed): 29 3/4 × 15 × 13 1/4 in., 42 lb. (75.6 × 38.1 × 33.7 cm, 19.1 kg);
Overall (stand (.2), confirmed): 3 1/2 × 14 5/8 × 14 5/8 in. (8.9 × 37.1 × 37.1 cm);
Length (longest branches): 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Irwin Untermyer, by exchange, 2016
Object Number: 2016.618.1a–g, .2
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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