Pair of candlesticks, Manner of Juste Aurèle Meissonnier, 1735–50


Pair of candlesticks, Manner of Juste Aurèle Meissonnier (French, Turin 1695–1750 Paris), 1735–50, French, Paris, Gilt bronze, Height (each): 11 3/4 in. ( cm); Diam. of base (each): 6 1/2 in. ( cm), Metalwork-Gilt Bronze, Manner of Juste Aurèle Meissonnier (French, Turin 1695–1750 Paris), These candlesticks are freely adapted from the same design by Meissonnier as the candlestick in front of them. The different surface treatments, however—punched and matted or smooth and burnished—would have resulted in different reflections of light


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