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Hand candlestick
Attributed to: Jean-Louis Duran
French
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, Limoux, France
Medium/Technique
metal; silver
Dimensions
22.8 cm (9 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.350a-b
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionHand candlestick, cast with a shaped circular pan with a banded rim and a thin, flat circular base. Octagonal vase shaped nozzle has a detachable circular bobeche with a reeded rim. Handle has a straight stem with a foliate base and ascrolled terminal.
InscriptionsMaker's Mark: IL / DVR / AN, a pellet between the I and the L, there appears to be some question as to whether this mark is that of Duran, so there is doubtas to where it is from, probably Limoux. Other: a small LHF; Guarantee mark u sed after 1838 for medium sized works: a small boar's head (Tardy, p. 173).
Provenance1882, Paul Eudel