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Pair of Altar Candlesticks
(Medieval Europe )
Both of these candlesticks have three feet formed like winged dragons. In between them, human figures with outstretched arms stand on grotesque heads amidst vine trellises. At the top, small bird-like creatures support the wax pan. The intricate, woven style of this candlestick was widely popular in Belgian, German and English regions.
Provenance
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Henri de Lannoy (?), Paris; Collection Dietz-Coblenz; Henri Daguerre, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
54.426 H with prong: 6 9/16 x W at base: 4 1/2 in. (16.6 x 11.5 cm); 54.427 H with prong: 6 7/16 x W at base: 4 5/8 in. (16.3 x 11.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
VO.56 (54.426, 54.427)