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Pair of candlesticks
Designed by: Merle F. Faber (American, 1891–1980)
Manufactured by: Merle F. Faber Products (San Francisco, CA, active 1943–1960)
Manufactured by: Merle F. Faber Products (San Francisco, CA, active 1943–1960)
made about 1943–50
Object Place: San Francisco, California
Medium/Technique
Silverplated-metal
Dimensions
Overall (each): 11.4 x 5.4 x 5.1 cm (4 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 2 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1389.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe pair of silverplated candlesticks have square pedestal bases and rectangular, columnar bodies that rise from the center of the bases. Applied rectangular bars, a third of the width of the body, rise from the base on two opposing sides and extend about a third of the height of the candlesticks. Circular recesses in the tops hold candles.
Marks
"Merle Faber S.F."
ProvenanceSold on eBay by Mark Maye, Spokane, WA to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)