Pair of Candlesticks

England

About 1760

  • Titles Pair of Candlesticks (Descriptive)
  • Artist England
  • Medium enameled copper
  • Dimensions .1: 9 3/4 × 5 in. Diam. (24.8 × 12.7 cm) .2: 9 7/8 × 5 in. Diam. (25.1 × 12.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Catherine H. Collins Collection, AFI.155.1998.1a-b-.2a-b
  • Work Type candlesticks
  • Classification Furnishings and Equipment

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