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Candlestick


Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Candlestick
  • Drip Tray
Materials and techniques
Gilded silver (silver-gilt), alabaster and white pastes
Brief description
Candlestick, silver-gilt and alabaster, thought to be French, 1800.
Physical description
Candlestick of baluster form with three ball feet on a round base, the mounts set with lines of white pastes.
Credit line
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Object history
Provenance: S. J. Phillips, June, 1996.
Summary
Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.31:1-2008

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Record createdJune 26, 2008
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