Design for a Candlestick, Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, watercolor, graphite on paper, Vertical rectangle. Design for a candlestick intended to be executed with green and gilded bronze, and white and colored marble. A round base supported by two golden turtles with a segment of a fluted column above. On the column stands a caryatid supporting a basket with flowers, from which two curling branches with candles are springing., Rome, Italy, early 19th century, lighting, Drawing

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