Wall Pricket
ca. 1570 (made)
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Ornamental wall brackets incorporating one or more candleholders were objects of luxury, usually embellished with carving and gilding. They can also be called girandole, from the radiate form, such as fireworks, and from the Italian girare, meaning to turn. Girandoles reached the greatest high of fashion in the second half of the 18th century in France and England. They frequently incorporated a mirror to reflect the light.
These Italian examples, dateable in the last quarter of the sixteenth century, are in the shape of a young male holding a cornucopia and terminating in an acanthus leaves scroll.
These Italian examples, dateable in the last quarter of the sixteenth century, are in the shape of a young male holding a cornucopia and terminating in an acanthus leaves scroll.
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Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Bracket branch or girandole, bronze, one of a pair, with cupids & cornucopia, Italy (Florence), ca. 1570 |
Physical description | One of a pair of bronze bracket branches or girandoles, with prickets for candles, decorated with young male figures holding up cornucopias. |
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Object history | Bought from the Soulages Collection for £121 10s. in 1865. |
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Summary | Ornamental wall brackets incorporating one or more candleholders were objects of luxury, usually embellished with carving and gilding. They can also be called girandole, from the radiate form, such as fireworks, and from the Italian girare, meaning to turn. Girandoles reached the greatest high of fashion in the second half of the 18th century in France and England. They frequently incorporated a mirror to reflect the light. These Italian examples, dateable in the last quarter of the sixteenth century, are in the shape of a young male holding a cornucopia and terminating in an acanthus leaves scroll. |
Associated object | 572-1865 (Pair) |
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Accession number | 571-1865 |
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Record created | November 17, 2004 |
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