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Source Description
This candelabrum is part of a pair. Its design blurs the line between function and decoration. The arms twist and curve, visually flower stems while physically supporting the candles. Though this visual unity is typical of the rococo style, the influence of the rising neoclassical style is evident in the allegorical scenes of light that decorate each candelabra’s stem.
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Document identity
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119221
label
Candelabrum
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object
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Source metadata
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119221
contentType
object
title
Candelabrum
description
This candelabrum is part of a pair. Its design blurs the line between function and decoration. The arms twist and curve, visually flower stems while physically supporting the candles. Though this visual unity is typical of the rococo style, the influence of the rising neoclassical style is evident in the allegorical scenes of light that decorate each candelabra’s stem.
date
1757–1758
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779739
creators
11713
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); Overall: 38.1 x 24.5 cm (15 x 9 5/8 in.)
cul
France, Paris
accession
1940.14.1
Source extras
tec
silver
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Candelabrum, 1757–1758. François Thomas Germain (French, 1726–1791). Silver; diameter: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); overall: 38.1 x 24.5 cm (15 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1940.14.1
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
[Maker’s mark of Francois-Thomas Germain, beneath base]
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[Charge mark of Eloy Brichard, 1756−1762, beneath base]
inscription
[Warden's mark For Paris, 1757−1758, beneath base]
inscription
[Discharge mark for work intended for export, 1756−1775, beneath base]
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[Discharge mark for work intended for export, 1756−1775, on base]
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[Hallmarks for Saint Petersburg, on base]
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[Assay mark of Ivan Frolov, on base]
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[Russian standard of the French silver, on base]
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[Maker’s mark of Francois-Thomas Germain, master silversmith on October 16, 1748, beneath drip pan of each three bobeches]
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[Charge Mark Of Eloy Brichard, 1756−1762, beneath drip pan of each three bobeches]
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[Discharge mark for work intended for export, probably 1733−1775, beneath drip pan of each three bobeches]
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[Warden's mark for Paris, 1757-1758, beneath drip pan of each three bobeches]
inscription
[Russian standard of the French silver, beneath drip pan of one of three bobeches]
inscription
[Assay mark of Ivan Frolov, beneath drip pan of one of three bobeches]
inscription
[Charge mark for large work of Eloy Brichard, 1756−1762, on bayonet attachment of candelabra]
inscription
[Warden's mark for Paris, 1757-1758, on bayonet attachment of candelabra]
inscription
[Illegible mark in a square, on one bobeche]
inscription
[Engraved beneath base]: “Fait. Par. F. T. Germain. Sculp[teu]r. Orf[ev]re. Du Roy. Aux. Galleries. Du Louvre. A Paris- 1758”
inscription
[Engraved beneath base]: "Du no. 31"
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[Beneath base]:"No 463"
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[Russian Imperial Coat-of-arms, engraved beneath base]
inscription
[Modern inscription with black ink, beneath base]: "L5 ... 51/w-8"
inscription
[Modern inscription (illegible) in a rectangular paper label on the base, engraved. Cipher composed with two “M”’s (?) surmounted by a royal crown]
inscription
[Engraved on candelabra bayonet attachment]: "No 463"
inscription
[On candelabra bayonet attachment]: "du No 31"
inscription
[Engraved cipher with two "M"s (?) surmounted by a royal crown, on one bobeche]
formerAccessionNumbers
147.1940
1940.14
didYouKnow
These candelabra are part of a dinner service sent from Paris, France to Saint-Petersburg, Russia in two separate shipments, the first of which contained 270 objects for 8 dozen place settings.
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned: cat. no. 294
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 138
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 138
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 183
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-06-10 17:58:13.716000
sourceId
119221
dept
Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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silver
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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