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Candelabrum Vase (one of a pair)

 (French, 1751–1843)
Dateca. 1785
MediumGilt and patinated bronze, lapis lazuli and marble
Dimensions45 1/2 × 19 1/4 in. (115.6 × 48.9 cm)
Credit LineHenry Clay Frick Bequest
Accession number1915.6.10
Commentary

This large candelabrum and its pair, 1915.6.09, each feature three patinated­-bronze figurines representing female musicians seated on the base. One figure leans forward blowing a pair of pipes, another beats a raised tambourine, and the third claps a pair of castanets. The bronzes borrow a decorative vocabulary commonly found in other pieces of the period, including goat heads and swags of grapevines and flowers. The candle sockets are concealed in the outermost roses of the luxuriant bouquets that also include carnations and poppies amid abundant foliage.

Source: Vignon, Charlotte. The Frick Collection Decorative Arts Handbook. New York: The Frick Collection/Scala, 2015.

Collection History

Prince Soltykoff. J. Pierpont Morgan, London and New York. Duveen. Frick, 1915.

Source: Furniture in The Frick Collection: French 18th- & 19th-Century Furniture (Pt. 2) & Gilt Bronzes. Volume VI. New York: The Frick Collection, 1992.

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