Caption

Two-candle candelabra depicting Egyptian women, early 19th century, France, unknown locality; function: lighting; height 35 cm, width 22.5 cm, depth 11.3 cm., The image shows a tall decorative candlestick with a vertically oriented figure of a draped female form serving as the central column, finished in dark bronze tones with gold highlights; the upper section branches into ornate floral and leaf motifs with a few petal-like bobeches and candle cups rendered in bright gold; the base is a square platform in a pale creamy color with gold decorative mounts, small gold feet shaped like paws, and short gold posts connected by delicate gold chains; the overall color palette includes gold, dark bronze, pale cream, and a gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_287

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.6Mb (966.7Kb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 3997 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two-candle candelabra depicting Egyptian women early 19th century France unknown locality function lighting height 35 cm width 22.5 cm depth 11.3 cm image tall decorative candlestick vertically oriented figure draped female form serving central column finished dark bronze tones gold highlights upper section branches ornate floral leaf motifs petal- bobeches candle cups rendered bright gold base square platform pale creamy color gold decorative mounts small gold feet shaped paws short gold posts connected delicate gold chains color palette includes gold dark bronze pale cream gray background.