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Pair of candle vases

Pair of candle vases
(c. 1772)

Medium
gilt-bronze (ormolu), fluorspar (blue john), marble

Measurements
(a-c) 39.1 × 38.9 × 12.2 cm (overall)
(d-f) 39.0 × 39.2 × 12.5 cm (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1976

Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Soho, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Accession Number
D91.a-f-1976

Department
International Decorative Arts

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Physical description
Oviform, body of Derbyshire fluorspar on trumpet shape, ormolu mounts, demi-fig.support candle branches.