Title: Pair of tripod candlestands (torchères)
Object type: Tripod candlestands
Date: ca. 1740
Artist: Design possibly inspired by François de Cuvilliés the Younger , from his Livre d'Ornaments, published in Munich ca. 1745–46
Artist bio: German, 1731–1777
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Designer
Medium: Carved and gilded pine
Dimensions: Overall (each): 52 1/2 × 21 × 21 in. (133.3 × 53.3 × 53.3 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY