id:			119221
accession number:	1940.14.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.14.1
updated:		2023-03-07 15:13:34.982000

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

title:				Candelabrum
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series:				
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creation date:			1757–1758
creation date earliest:		1757
creation date latest:		1758
current location:		216A French and German
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	France, Paris, 18th century
technique:	silver
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Silver
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* François Thomas Germain (French, 1726–1791)  - fabricated by

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measurements: Diameter: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); Overall: 38.1 x 24.5 cm (15 x 9 5/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	[Maker’s mark of Francois-Thomas Germain, beneath base]
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	inscription:	[Charge mark of Eloy Brichard, 1756−1762, beneath base]
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	inscription:	[Warden's mark For Paris, 1757−1758, beneath base]
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	inscription:	[Discharge mark for work intended for export, 1756−1775, beneath base]
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	inscription:	[Discharge mark for work intended for export, 1756−1775, on base]
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	inscription:	[Hallmarks for Saint Petersburg, on base]
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	inscription:	[Assay mark of Ivan Frolov, on base]
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	inscription:	[Russian standard of the French silver, on base]
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	inscription:	[Maker’s mark of Francois-Thomas Germain, master silversmith on October 16, 1748, beneath drip pan of each three bobeches]
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	inscription:	[Charge Mark Of Eloy Brichard, 1756−1762, beneath drip pan of each three bobeches]
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	inscription:	[Discharge mark for work intended for export, probably 1733−1775, beneath drip pan of each three bobeches]
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	inscription:	[Warden's mark for Paris, 1757-1758, beneath drip pan of each three bobeches]
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	inscription:	[Russian standard of the French silver, beneath drip pan of one of three bobeches]
	translation:	
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	inscription:	[Assay mark of Ivan Frolov, beneath drip pan of one of three bobeches]
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	inscription:	[Charge mark for large work of Eloy Brichard, 1756−1762, on bayonet attachment of candelabra]
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	inscription:	[Warden's mark for Paris, 1757-1758, on bayonet attachment of candelabra]
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	inscription:	[Illegible mark in a square, on one bobeche]
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	inscription:	[Engraved beneath base]: “Fait. Par. F. T. Germain. Sculp[teu]r. Orf[ev]re. Du Roy. Aux. Galleries. Du Louvre. A Paris- 1758”
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	inscription:	[Engraved beneath base]: "Du no. 31"
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	inscription:	[Beneath base]:"No 463"
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	inscription:	[Russian Imperial Coat-of-arms, engraved beneath base]
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	inscription:	[Modern inscription with black ink, beneath base]: "L5 ... 51/w-8"
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	inscription:	[Modern inscription (illegible) in a rectangular paper label on the base, engraved. Cipher composed with two “M”’s (?) surmounted by a royal crown]
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	inscription:	[Engraved on candelabra bayonet attachment]: "No 463"
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	inscription:	[On candelabra bayonet attachment]: "du No 31"
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	inscription:	[Engraved cipher with two "M"s (?) surmounted by a royal crown, on one bobeche]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: "Rococo Style in Various Arts
	opening date:   1945-06-07T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: "Rococo Style in Various Arts</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 30, 1945).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	made for the Russian Court in the 1750s.  (Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York).
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wall description:
This pair of candelabra is from an enormous service made for the Russian court in the 1750s.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	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
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n59

	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
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n162

	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
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n162

	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
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n203

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