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Pair of candlestands, ca. 1735, Linden wood; cut and gilded gesso; Tegernsee limestone top
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Pair of candlestands

Maker unknown · ca. 1735

Medium
Linden wood; cut and gilded gesso; Tegernsee limestone top
Dimensions
Height (.1): 34 5/8 in. (87.9 cm); Height (.2): 34 3/4 in. (88.3 cm); Diameter (each): 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Accession
52.56.1, .2
Credit line
Anonymous Gift, in memory of Charles Bain Hoyt, 1952
Culture
German, Munich
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