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Pair of tripod candlestands (torchères) by François de Cuvilliés the Younger
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublic domain

Pair of tripod candlestands (torchères)

François de Cuvilliés the Younger · ca. 1740

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Artist

François de Cuvilliés the Younger

Date

ca. 1740

Medium

Carved and gilded pine

Dimensions

Overall (each): 52 1/2 × 21 × 21 in. (133.3 × 53.3 × 53.3 cm)

Classification

Woodwork-Furniture

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973

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Artist authority

François de Cuvilliés the Younger

German architect (1731-1777)

Lifespan
1731 – 1777
Wikidata
Q96500
VIAF
64806013
ULAN
500013655
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