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Pair of candelabra

Manufactory Porcelain flowers by Meissen Manufactory German
ca. 1740–45
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 539

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pair of candelabra
  • Manufactory: Porcelain flowers by Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
  • Date: ca. 1740–45
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Lacquered wood; hard-paste porcelain, gilt-bronze
  • Dimensions: Height (each): 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
  • Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.60.87, .88
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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