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Pair of candelabra with Winged Victories

Pierre Philippe Thomire

ca. 1810–15

Medium

Gilt bronze

Dimensions

Height (each): 50 1/4 in. (127.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of James Alexander Scrymser, 1918

Classification

Metalwork-Gilt Bronze

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French

Rights

Public Domain

About Pierre Philippe Thomire

1751–1843 • France

Comment on works: bronze artist; enchaser; artisan; marble sculptor; metal artist; engraver

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