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Source Description
This pair of candelabra demonstrates Fabergé’s commitment to a commercial balance between decorative and functional design. The pair was made by Fabergé’s chief silversmith, German-born Julius Rappoport, in Moscow, where the majority of gold and silver objects were crafted. Small in size, the pair may have been used in more intimate settings, as opposed to larger banquets or public gathering areas.
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Document identity
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142798
label
Pair of Candelabra
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142798
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object
title
Pair of Candelabra
description
This pair of candelabra demonstrates Fabergé’s commitment to a commercial balance between decorative and functional design. The pair was made by Fabergé’s chief silversmith, German-born Julius Rappoport, in Moscow, where the majority of gold and silver objects were crafted. Small in size, the pair may have been used in more intimate settings, as opposed to larger banquets or public gathering areas.
date
1887–90
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758864
creators
55332
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genreSpecific
Silver
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 28.5 x 25.1 x 12 cm (11 1/4 x 9 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
cul
Russia, St. Petersburg
accession
1966.494
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Pair of Candelabra, 1887–90. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918), Julius Alexandrovitch Rappoport (Russian, 1864–1916). Silver; overall: 28.5 x 25.1 x 12 cm (11 1/4 x 9 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.494
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
The design reflects the resurgence of the neoclassical style in the late 1800s.
citations
citation
Hawley, Henry. <em>Fabergé and His Contemporaries: The India Early Minshall Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 60, cat. 26; one of the pair reproduced, p. 61
citation
Habsburg, Géza von, and David Park Curry. <em>Fabergé in America</em>. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996.
page_number
Reproduced and mentioned: p. 101, cat. 72
citation
Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. <em>Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008
page_number
p. 206, cat. 79
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The India Early Minshall Collection
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2026-05-29 07:20:36.435000
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142798
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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silver
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male
gender unknown
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