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Candlestick
English
about 1685-1710
Medium/Technique
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 17.8 × 12.1 × 12.1 cm (7 × 4 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III in honor of Gerald W. R. Ward
Accession Number2012.931.1
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsMetalwork
Tools and equipment – Lighting devices
Tools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionOne of a pair (with 2012.931.2) of English brass table candlesticks with baluster stems, "inverted acorn" turnings at the mid-point, and stepped, octagonal bases. Base is cast as a single piece, and the stem has been cast in two halves and soldered together. The stem is soldered to the base, in addition to a threaded post that was secured to the stem with a nut (now missing).
InscriptionsA gummed label on the underside of one stick (.2) is inscribed “35 / 582” in ink.
ProvenanceBefore 1972, personal collection of Benjamin Ginsburg (dealer; b. 1904 – d. 1994), New York; February 25, 1977, sold by Ginsburg through Ginsburg and Levy, New York, to Frederick and Anne Vogel, Milwaukee, WI; 2012, gift of Frederick and Anne Vogel to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 28, 2012)