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Pair of candlesticks

Medium

Gilt bronze

Dimensions

Height (each): 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); Diam. of base (each): 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Gift of Charles Wrightsman, by exchange, 1977

Classification

Metalwork-Gilt Bronze

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French, Paris

Rights

Public Domain

About Juste Aurèle Meissonnier

1695–1750France

Born in Italy of French ancestry, Meissonnier made his way to Paris in 1718. Named "orfèvre du roi" in 1724 by Louis XV. Became "dessinateur de la chambre et du cabinet du roi" in 1726; meaning he designed all french court festivals. Comment on works: Draftsman; Painter; Sculptor; Architect