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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)
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)