Pair of candlesticks of cast brass with engraved and chased decoration, with later reworking and addition of removeable sockets and wood bases
Maker
(metalworker)
1500-1599
1500-1599
Title
Pair of candlesticks of cast brass with engraved and chased decoration, with later reworking and addition of removeable sockets and wood bases
Date of Production
(early 16th century) 1500 - 1525
Medium
metalworked brass and silver inlay
Dimensions
Height: 15.9 cm
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.218
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Related Works
Label Text
These candlesticks were designed in imitation of Islamic brassware. Their manufacture is technically quite different from the other pieces in this case, and their shape is Italian.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
Islamic Metalwork Touring Highlights Exhibition, Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, 27/09/2019-12/01/2020; Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford, 18/01/2020-20/09/2020; Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford, 10/09/2020-10/01/2021; Holburne Museum, Bath, 17/05/2021-01/08/2021
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