Candelabrum with woman playing flute (one of a pair)

1834–39

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 554

These tall and impressive candelabra were part of an important centerpiece commissioned by Ferdinand-Philippe, duc d’Orléans, in 1834. Delivered to the Palais des Tuileries, the royal residence in Paris, on April 20, 1839, they would have decorated the dining table together with other gilded bronze and stone-mounted pieces. The main element of this centerpiece, or surtout de table,were naturalistic animal combat and hunting groups created in bronze by the sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye. The entire table decoration was sold after Ferdinand Philippe’s untimely death in 1842 and widely dispersed.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Candelabrum with woman playing flute (one of a pair)
Designer: Aimé Chenavard (French, Lyons 1798–1838 Paris)
Maker: Guillaume Denière (French, 1774–1866 (company dates))
Artist: Figures by Jean-Jacques Feuchère (French, Paris 1807–1852 Paris)
Artist: Semi-precious and hardstone ornaments by M. Combettes (French)
Date: 1834–39
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Gilt bronze; rock crystal, carnelian
Dimensions: 43 11/16 × 22 in. (111 × 55.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Credit Line: Gift of Tobias Meyer and Mark Fletcher, 2020
Object Number: 2020.96.2
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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