Candlestick with figures of caryatids and putti

Italian

19th century · Copper alloy, with dark green to black patina. · Robert Lehman Collection

The eclectic and inconsistent style of this candlestick with figures of caryatids and putti, including Renaissancestyle elements (the top section and dripping pan) as well as later motifs (the cannelured column and praying angels), the fake coat of arms, and the superficial chemical patina, point to a nineteenth-century date. The monogram SB on one of the escutcheons could be a playful reference to the name of the caster, possibly S. Bitti.

Artist

Italian

Date

19th century

Medium

Copper alloy, with dark green to black patina.

Culture

Italian, Venice (?)

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975