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Two-armed candelabrum with a male and a female figure
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Two-armed candelabrum with a male and a female figure

anonymous · c. 1850 - c. 1900 · granulation; riveted; casting; ciselure; engraving; screwed; brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The candlestick is composed of the following eight parts, of which only the first two are detachable: the foot, the stem, the two figures, the two drip pans and the two candleholders. The stem screwed into the foot is secured with a nut. The thread, which was fixed in the stem with tin or lead, has come loose there. The round profiled foot transitions into a hollow section that tapers upwards and is closed by a collar. The two round arms of the stem are twisted around each other at the bottom and are set in a hexagonal base and a hexagonal capital. They end in hexagonal pedestals for the two standing figures. The woman wears a long overcoat, which she holds up with her right hand so that both feet are visible. In her left hand she holds the soldered drip pan and candleholder. The décolleté V-neck and the hems of the overcoat are trimmed with fur, indicated by granulation. The over-sleeves are open at the back and are held together there with cords.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTwee-armige kandelaar met een mannen- en een vrouwenfiguur. c. 1850 - c. 1900. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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