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Candlestick
Made at: Du Paquier Factory, Vienna (1718–1744)
Austrian (Vienna)
about 1720–25
Object Place: Europe, Vienna, Austria
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
H. 17.8 cm (7 in.); W. 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); D/ 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson
Accession Number1983.90
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionPlain white, each with seated figure in an arbor between two vine and flower bedecked pillars supporting candle sockets of pillars supporting candle sockets of fluted turned form with leaf bobeches; man (1983.89) holds flask in right hand and glass in left; woman (1983.90) holds oval basket of pears on her lap, and one pear in her right hand. Fire cracks.
Marks
No marks
Provenance1969, Blumka Gallery, New York; September 22, 1969, sold by Blumka to R. Thornton Wilson (b. 1886 - d. 1977), New York; 1983, bequest of R. Thornton Wilson to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 12, 1983)