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Candelabra

Candelabra
Candelabra
Object name 
Candelabra
Date 
ca. 1900
Medium 
Silver
Dimensions 
Overall: 18 1/2 x 15 x 4 1/8 in. ( 47 x 38.1 x 10.5 cm )
Description 
Cast silver candelabra; shaft in the form of a Corinthian column with a reeded body and a scrolled acanthus leaf capital with a socket in the top; seated on a square, stepped base with a beaded band and a circular stepped pedestal; squat, pear-shaped pedestal with cylindrical bezel fits into the socket and supports the two candle branches; cast, s-curved branches with foliate scrol