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Pair of candlesticks

Pair of candlesticks
Object name 
Pair of candlesticks
Date 
1800-1870
Medium 
Gilded brass
Dimensions 
Overall: 10 3/4 x 5 in. ( 27.3 x 12.7 cm )
Description 
Pair of candlesticks in the Egyptian style, including hieroglyphics on saucer base, tapering cylindrical stem and flat disc bobeche, also three composite bird creatures at base of stem, lotus/palmette capital, and pharoah-like heads encircling socket.
Credit Line 
Gift of Goodhue Livingston, 1951
Object Number 
INV.603ab