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Candelabrum
François-Thomas Germain1757-1758
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This pair of candelabra is from an enormous service made for the Russian court in the 1750s.
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- Title: Candelabrum
- Creator: François Thomas Germain (French, 1726-1791)
- Date Created: 1757-1758
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); Overall: 38.1 x 24.5 cm (15 x 9 5/8 in.)
- Provenance: made for the Russian Court in the 1750s. (Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York).
- Type: Silver
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.14.1
- Medium: silver
- Inscriptions: [Maker’s mark of Francois-Thomas Germain, beneath base], [Charge mark of Eloy Brichard, 1756−1762, beneath base], [Warden's mark For Paris, 1757−1758, beneath base], [Discharge mark for work intended for export, 1756−1775, beneath base], [Discharge mark for work intended for export, 1756−1775, on base], [Hallmarks for Saint Petersburg, on base], [Assay mark of Ivan Frolov, on base], [Russian standard of the French silver, on base], [Maker’s mark of Francois-Thomas Germain, master silversmith on October 16, 1748, beneath drip pan of each three bobeches], [Charge Mark Of Eloy Brichard, 1756−1762, beneath drip pan of each three bobeches], [Discharge mark for work intended for export, probably 1733−1775, beneath drip pan of each three bobeches], [Warden's mark for Paris, 1757-1758, beneath drip pan of each three bobeches], [Russian standard of the French silver, beneath drip pan of one of three bobeches], [Assay mark of Ivan Frolov, beneath drip pan of one of three bobeches], [Charge mark for large work of Eloy Brichard, 1756−1762, on bayonet attachment of candelabra], [Warden's mark for Paris, 1757-1758, on bayonet attachment of candelabra], [Illegible mark in a square, on one bobeche], [Engraved beneath base]: “Fait. Par. F. T. Germain. Sculp[teu]r. Orf[ev]re. Du Roy. Aux. Galleries. Du Louvre. A Paris- 1758”, [Engraved beneath base]: "Du no. 31", [Beneath base]:"No 463", [Russian Imperial Coat-of-arms, engraved beneath base], [Modern inscription with black ink, beneath base]: "L5 ... 51/w-8", [Modern inscription (illegible) in a rectangular paper label on the base, engraved. Cipher composed with two “M”’s (?) surmounted by a royal crown], [Engraved on candelabra bayonet attachment]: "No 463", [On candelabra bayonet attachment]: "du No 31", [Engraved cipher with two "M"s (?) surmounted by a royal crown, on one bobeche]
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Culture: France, Paris, 18th century
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Accession Number: 1940.14.1
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