Candelabrum

Robert-Joseph Auguste1779 - 1782

Details

Title: Candelabrum
Creator: Robert-Joseph Auguste
Date: 1779 - 1782
Location Created: Paris, France
Physical Dimensions: 56.1 x 38.5 x 36.5 cm (22 1/16 x 15 3/16 x 14 3/8 in.)
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Silver
Object Type: Candelabrum
Number: 84.DG.42.2
Markings: Markings: Marked with maker's stamp of "R.J.A." with a palm branch and two grains, below a crowned fleur-de-lys. Other Markings: Marked variously with a crowned "P" (the warden's mark used between July 18, 1778, and July 21, 1781); a crowned "S" (the warden's mark used between August 1, 1781, and July 13, 1782); the letters "P.A.R.I.S." (the charge mark used between September 1, 1775, and April 7, 1781, under the fermier Jean-Baptiste Fouache); crossed "L"'s (the charge mark used between April 7, 1781, and June 4, 1783, under the fermier Henry Clavel); a jug (the discharge mark used on works destined for export between April 7, 1781, and June 4, 1783); an ant in a rectangle (the mark of .800 minimum standard for works imported into France from contracting countries as used since July 1, 1893); and the letter "G" (of unknown meaning). Base engraved with the monogram "GR III" under a crown.
Culture: French
Classification: Decorative Arts

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