Pair of candlesticks
Object type: Candlesticks
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Juste Aurèle Meissonnier
Artist bio: French, Turin 1695–1750 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1735–50
Medium: Gilt bronze
Dimensions: Height (each): 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); Diam. of base (each): 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Credit line: Purchase, Gift of Charles Wrightsman, by exchange, 1977
Accession year: 1977