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Pair of Candelabra with Figures of Venus and Aeolus
German (Nymphenburg)
about 1765
Medium/Technique
Porcelain
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 14 1/4 H., 22 3/4 H. overall
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2105
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionFigure of Aeolus mounted in three branch ormolu candelabra. Bearded muscular figure seated on rock which is draped with purple flowered material, left hand supported by head of winged cupid, raised left foot, as is right foot, also on heads of winged cupids.
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA.