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Louis XVI Style Candle Bracket

c. 1775–1790

France, style of Louis XVI, 18th Century

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Medium
gilded bronze
Measurements
Overall: 40.7 x 28 x 14 cm (16 x 11 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey 1942.68.2
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Location
202 French Neoclassical Decorative Arts
Print
A gilded bronze candle bracket features a vertical staff entwined by two coiling snakes, resembling a caduceus. The staff terminates in a candle holder beneath paired wings. Symmetrical acanthus-leaf arms curve outward, spiraling into floral medallions before supporting grooved candle cups. The bracket narrows at the base into a textured, pinecone-shaped ornament with notched leaves. Intricate casting highlights the serpents' scales and delicate foliage veins across the reflective gold surface.

Louis XVI Style Candle Bracket

c. 1775–1790

France, style of Louis XVI, 18th Century

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