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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 · 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 rhomboid 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, but her feet are not clearly indicated. 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, without granulation. The over-sleeves are open at the back, but are not held together 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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