Candlestick
1800-1900 (made)
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This gilded bronze candlestick is an example of the appeal the rococo style continued to hold in the nineteenth-century. It was inspired by designssuch as those published in Oeuvre de Juste Aurèle Meissonnier, a volume of engravings after the works of the French designer, architect and goldsmith, Juste Aurèle Meissonnier (1695-1750). These were issued in three editions between 1742 and 1750. Late-nineteenth-century sculptors also produced their own versions of rococo style which included a similar motif. In his Cahier des dessins et Croquis style Louis XV (1890), the French sculptor Léon Messagé (1842-1901) presented a design for an inkwell depicting the Roman god of war, Mars, as a child, holding a flaming torch.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Brief description | Candlestick and nozzle, chased ormoulu, with scrolled base with a nude boy suppporting the nozzle. |
Physical description | Chased ormoulu, with a scrolled base on which rests a nude boy supporting the nozzle |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
Summary | This gilded bronze candlestick is an example of the appeal the rococo style continued to hold in the nineteenth-century. It was inspired by designssuch as those published in Oeuvre de Juste Aurèle Meissonnier, a volume of engravings after the works of the French designer, architect and goldsmith, Juste Aurèle Meissonnier (1695-1750). These were issued in three editions between 1742 and 1750. Late-nineteenth-century sculptors also produced their own versions of rococo style which included a similar motif. In his Cahier des dessins et Croquis style Louis XV (1890), the French sculptor Léon Messagé (1842-1901) presented a design for an inkwell depicting the Roman god of war, Mars, as a child, holding a flaming torch. |
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Accession number | 980:1-1882 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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