Pair of two-light wall brackets
Unknown
ca. 1750 · Gilt bronze · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The preference of the Rococo for continuous swirling and curvilinear lines is well expressed in the shape of these wall sconces of which a number of closely related models exist. The flickering flames of the candles would have enhanced the sense of movement.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1750
- Medium
- Gilt bronze
- Culture
- French
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
