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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 by Germain for the Russian court in the 1750s. A number of candelabra of similar design in various sizes can be seen in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
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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.)
- Type: Silver
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.14.2
- Medium: silver
- Inscriptions: [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, on base], [Hallmarks for Saint Petersburg, on base], [Assayer 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 one each of three bobeches], [Charge mark Of Eloy Brichard, 1756−1762, beneath drip pan one each of three bobeches], [Discharge mark for work intended for export, 1733 (?)−1775, beneath drip pan one each of three bobeches], [Warden's mark for Paris, 1757−1758, beneath drip pan one each of three bobeches], [Assayer mark of Ivan Frolov, beneath drip pan of one of three bobeches], [Russian standard of French silver, beneath drip pan of one of three bobeches], [Charge mark for large work of Eloy Brichard, 1756−1762, on candelabra bayonet attachment], [Discharge mark for work intended for export, on candelabra bayonet attachment], [Beneath base]: “Fait. Par. F. T. Germain. Sculp[teu]r. Orf[ev]re. Du Roy. Aux. Galleries. Du Louvre. A Paris. 1758”, [Beneath base]: "Du no.32", [Beneath base]: "No 465", [Engraved Russian Imperial coat-of-arms, beneath base], [Modern inscription in a round paper label, beneath base]: “[?]8” [printed in black]: “3120” [written in pencil], [Modern inscription in a rectangular paper label, beneath base]: “…IN/FRANCE” [printed in black], [Modern inscription in a rectangular paper label, beneath base]: “46” [written in black ink], [Engraved cipher composed with two “M”’s (?) surmounted by a royal crown, on base], [Engraved, on base]: "No 465", [Engraved, on base]: "du No 32", [Engraved cipher composed 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: 1940.14.2
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