Candlestand (flambeau de jardin) with shade (one of a pair)
Unknown
ca. 1770 · Gilt bronze; glass · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The glass shades would prevent the candle from being extinguished in a draft and these so-called hurricane lamps were, therefore, not only decorative but also highly practical. The Vitruvian scrolls and laurel leaf swags are typical for the Neoclassical style fashionable during the Louis XVI period.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1770
- Medium
- Gilt bronze; glass
- Culture
- French
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
