Pair of candlesticks

Italian, Venice

16th century

Not on view

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Title: Pair of candlesticks
Date: 16th century
Culture: Italian, Venice
Medium: Bronze
Classification: Metalwork-Bronze
Credit Line: Gift of Edith and Herbert Lehman Foundation Inc., 1969
Object Number: 69.110.1, .2
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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