Candlestick, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined, A variation of the motifs of -2037; the putto supports a cornucopia from which the candle springs. Written at right be the artist: 'Piedistalli di Alabastro / o siano di Porfido con [verde Base e Cima]se di marmo [erased] cameo di alabastro / in mezzo feston di / Metallo dorato / base e cimase di / Marmo bianco base di metallo Putto / di Argento corna / copio di cristal di / Monte con foglie / di metally dorato'. Usual background., Rome, Italy, ca. 1780–1785, metalwork

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