Pair of candlesticks
Artwork Details
- Title: Pair of candlesticks
- Maker: Jean-François Balzac (1711–1766, master by privilege of court service 1749, master in Paris guild 1755)
- Maker: Maker of bobêches: François Rigal (master 1720, retired 1756, died 1764)
- Date: 1761–62
- Culture: French, Paris
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Overall (each): 8 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (21 × 12.1 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
- Object Number: 48.187.37a, b, .38a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Jean-François Balzac
1763–64
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1756–57
Jacques Demé
1690–91
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1775–76
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ca. 1785
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