Pair of candlesticks (flambeaux or chandeliers)
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: Designer
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1735–50
Medium: Gilt bronze
Dimensions: .1 confirmed: 12 1/8 × 7 3/8 × 7 3/8 in., 93.466oz. (30.8 × 18.7 × 18.7 cm, 2650g)
.2 confirmed: 12 1/8 × 7 3/8 × 7 3/8 in., 112.864oz. (30.8 × 18.7 × 18.7 cm, 3200g)
Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1999
Accession year: 1999