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Pair of candlesticks (flambeaux or chandeliers)

Juste Aurèle Meissonnier

1735–50

Medium

Gilt bronze

Dimensions

.1 confirmed: 12 1/8 × 7 3/8 × 7 3/8 in., 93.466oz. (30.8 × 18.7 × 18.7 cm, 2650g) .2 confirmed: 12 1/8 × 7 3/8 × 7 3/8 in., 112.864oz. (30.8 × 18.7 × 18.7 cm, 3200g)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1999

Classification

Metalwork-Gilt Bronze

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French, Paris

Rights

Public Domain

About Juste Aurèle Meissonnier

1695–1750 • France

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

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