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Pair of Argand lamps
English
about 1800
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Metal; silverplate
Dimensions
45.2 x 25.2 x 16.2 cm (17 13/16 x 9 15/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
The M. and M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts
Accession Number39.154a-b
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionTurned & gadrooned baluster pedestal on circular splayed foot, both with band of leaf decoration, inset of cut glass between, supports urn-shaped well with knob on domed cover. Reeded extension arm supports cylindrical lamp & glass shade.
Inscriptionsno marks on either
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Maxim Karolik; 1939, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maxim Karolik to the MFA.