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Standish and bell

Antoine Bailly

Standish and bell, Antoine Bailly, 1750–51, Silver; ebony

Maker: Antoine Bailly
Date: 1750–51
Medium: Silver; ebony
Dimensions: Overall (standish .405): 4 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 15 1/8 in. (10.8 × 24.1 × 38.4 cm); Height (bell .406): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Form: Stand
Culture: French, Paris
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 48.187.405, .406
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948

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