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Candelabrum from a Garniture
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Three women holding upraised torches are arranged in a circle underneath a basket. Six ornate candleholders extend from the basket. The base is decorated in relief of cupids holding festoons.This candelabrum is a pair with Walters 54.2309B. The pair was made to compliment a larger central piece (Walters 54.2309A) to form a garniture set.
Thomire was one of the most distinguished artists producing ormolu (gilded bronze) works during the latter part of the 18th century and during the First French Empire.
Provenance
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Owned by Isaac Lobe Straus; by bequest to Mr. Henry L. Straus; given to Walters Art Museum, 1946.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Henry L. Straus in honor of his uncle Isaac Lobe Straus, 1946
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
54.2309C