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Candlestand

1891 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carved walnut candlestand in the form of a female terminal figure with a putto on her shoulders. The base comprises a stepped disc with four square blocks spaced at equal intervals around its perimeter. The blocks raise the disc approximately one inch off the ground and provide a platform for four goat's feet which support the tapering square section pedestal above (tapering at its bottom). The pedestal is carved with foliate reliefs on all four sides and turns into a half female figure at its top half. The figure is naked except for cloth draped around her waist. A putto sits on her shoulders and balances a tray on its head.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved walnut
Brief description
Carved walnut candlestand, pedestal with female terminal figure with putto on head; English, Mark Rogers, 1891
Physical description
Carved walnut candlestand in the form of a female terminal figure with a putto on her shoulders. The base comprises a stepped disc with four square blocks spaced at equal intervals around its perimeter. The blocks raise the disc approximately one inch off the ground and provide a platform for four goat's feet which support the tapering square section pedestal above (tapering at its bottom). The pedestal is carved with foliate reliefs on all four sides and turns into a half female figure at its top half. The figure is naked except for cloth draped around her waist. A putto sits on her shoulders and balances a tray on its head.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.25in
  • Widest point of base width: 19in
Gallery label
PAIR OF TERMS ENGLISH: 1891 Designed and carved by Mark Rogers (1848-1893) Walnut W.110 & 111-1926 Exhibited at the Royal Academy(1993)
Collection
Accession number
W.110-1926

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Record createdApril 6, 2009
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