Pair of Candelabra

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Pair of Candelabra

Creator

André-Charles Boulle

French Artist · 1642–1732

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Christened by his contemporaries as "the most skillful artisan in Paris," André-Charles Boulle's name is synonymous with the practice of veneering furniture with marquetry of tortoiseshell, pewter, and brass. Although he did not invent the technique, Boulle was its greatest practitioner and lent his name to its common name: boulle work. Boulle also specialized in floral marquetry in both stained a

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Date
about 1700
Medium
Gilt bronze
Culture
French
Department
Decorative Arts
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
f1932d35-3d21-4dc2-84e3-7efb926d55a0

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These candelabra are not marked with the maker’s name, but the motifs, such as the sphinxes, rams’ heads, and classical profiles, are characteristic of decorative elements on gilt bronzes designed by André-Charles Boulle.

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