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Three-light candelabrum (one of a pair)

ca. 1785
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 528

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Three-light candelabrum (one of a pair)
  • Date: ca. 1785
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Patinated and gilt-bronze, enameled bronze, marble
  • Dimensions: H. 40 1/8 x W. 12 1/4 x D. 6 3/4 in. (101.9 x 31.1 x 17.1 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, by exchange, 1983
  • Object Number: 1983.161.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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