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candelabrum
candelabrum

candelabrum

Object NameGilded Metal and Cut Glass Candelabrum
Maker John Blades (English, d. 1829)
Made FromGlass, Metal, Gilding
Date1822-1829
TechniqueGilded, blown, cut, assembled
SizeOverall H: 38 cm, W: 42 cm, D: 13 cm
Accession Number2016.2.20 A
Credit LineGift of Mark and Peni Weinstein
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Winter Antiques Show
Place Made
England, London
Physical DescriptionGilded Metal and Cut Glass Candelabrum. Colorless glass, gilded metal; blown, cut, assembled. Candelabrum consisting of a circular foot, faceted bulbous stem flanked on top and bottom by stacked faceted knops, and a double-armed gilded metal fixture with central post. Each arm of gilded metal fixture toped with a cut glass bobeche with saw-toothed rim and a cut glass candlecup with a gilded metal socket; fourteen prisms hang from each of these bobeches. Central post topped with a slightly smaller cut glass bobeche with saw-toothed rim and teardrop-shaped cut glass finial; twelve prisms hang from central bobeche. Prisms consist of two faceted square drops terminating with an elongate rectangular faceted drop with a rounded faceted bottom end.
Provenance
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