Design for Arabesque in Candelabra Form, Probably for the Red Room in the Palazzo Altieri, Rome, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined, A sitting sphynx supports with head and wings the top which is semi-circular. Below is a high base in the height of the lower frame of the dado of the room. The candlestick is a monumental column with, on top, one straight central and four curved branchs with candles. The four lower ones are burning., Rome, Italy, 1787–1793, metalwork, Drawing

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