Pair of tripod candlestands (torchères)
François de Cuvilliés the Younger
ca. 1740 · Carved and gilded pine · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
These torchères may have been inspired by Francois de Cuvillié's (1695–1768) more elaborate designs from his Livre d'Ornements, published in Munich about 1745–46.
- Artist
- François de Cuvilliés the Younger
- Date
- ca. 1740
- Medium
- Carved and gilded pine
- Culture
- German
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
