Pair of candlesticks

Vienna|Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period

1730–35 · Hard-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The design of these candlesticks, with a baluster-shaped stem rising from a low domed base, was one of the most common in earlyeighteenth-century Europe and was taken from examples in silver. It is unclear whether the two candlesticks were made as part of a table or toilet service or to accompany a desk set. Few porcelain candlesticks survive, largely because of the fragility of the medium.

Artist

Vienna|Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period

Date

1730–35

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain

Culture

Austrian, Vienna

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982