Candlestand (flambeau de jardin) with shade (one of a pair)

ca. 1770

Not on view

The glass shades would prevent the candle from being extinguished in a draft and these so-called hurricane lamps were, therefore, not only decorative but also highly practical. The Vitruvian scrolls and laurel leaf swags are typical for the Neoclassical style fashionable during the Louis XVI period.

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Title: Candlestand (flambeau de jardin) with shade (one of a pair)
Date: ca. 1770
Culture: French
Medium: Gilt bronze; glass
Dimensions: 18 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (47.6 × 16.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Object Number: 2019.283.84
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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