id: 296871
accession number: 2018.203
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Pair of Candle Stands (torchères), c. 1773. Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779). Gilt-wood, gesso; each: 154 x 56 x 51 cm (60 5/8 x 22 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2018.203
title: Pair of Candle Stands (torchères)
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creation date: c. 1773
creation date earliest: 1768
creation date latest: 1778
current location: 203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: England, 18th century
technique: Gilt-wood, gesso
department: Decorative Art and Design
collection: Decorative Arts
type: Furniture and woodwork
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CREATORS
* Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779) - artist
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measurements: Each: 154 x 56 x 51 cm (60 5/8 x 22 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020)
opening date: 2020-06-30T04:00:00
British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* No existing exhibition history.
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PROVENANCE
Sir Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne [1748-1819], commissioned from the maker, then by descent to Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Talbot Kerr [1839-1927].
date: probably 1773-1923
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Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Talbot Kerr [1839-1927]
date: ?–1923
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(Messrs. Foster, house sale at Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, March 9, 1923, no. 364, sold to Sir Charles Nall-Cain, 1st Lord Brocket [1866-1934]
date: 1923–1934
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Sir Charles Nall-Cain, 1st Lord Brocket [1866-1934], then by descent to the Lord Brocket Will Trust
date: 1923–1934
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Lord Brocket Will Trust
date: 1934–?
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(Christie's, London, November 16, 1995, lot 357, sold to Mr. S. Jon Gerstenfeld, Washington, DC)
date: 1995
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S. Jon Gerstenfeld, Washington, DC
date: 1995–?
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(Christie's, London, July 5, 2018, no. 9, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: 2018
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2018–
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fun fact:
Candle stands usually held silver or crystal candelabra that were lit for evening entertainment.
digital description:
This pair of gilded candle stands was made by Thomas Chippendale, the most renowned cabinetmaker in eighteenth-century London, for the grand drawing room of Brocket Hall, a large country house in Hertfordshire, England. With finely carved acanthus leaves, swags, fluting, and oval masks depicting the Roman goddess Diana, these candle stands exhibit Chippendale’s masterful understanding of neoclassical proportion, scale, and ornament. His landmark book of furniture designs, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (first published in 1754), was highly admired as a source of inspiration by cabinetmakers and architects around England as well as in Europe and America.
wall description:
This pair of gilded candle stands was made by Thomas Chippendale, the most renowned cabinetmaker in eighteenth-century London, for the grand drawing room of Brocket Hall, a large country house in Hertfordshire, England. With finely carved acanthus leaves, swags, fluting, and oval masks depicting the Roman goddess Diana, these candle stands exhibit Chippendale’s masterful understanding of neoclassical proportion, scale, and ornament. His landmark book of furniture designs, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (first published in 1754, and seen nearby), was highly admired as a source of inspiration by cabinetmakers and architects around England as well as in Europe and America.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Tipping. H. Avray. "Brockett Hall-III: The Seat of Sir Charles Nall-Cain." Country Life 58, no. 1489 (July 18, 1925) 96-103.
page number: Reproduced: p. 97, pl. 2
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Tipping, H. Avray. English Homes, Period VI - Volume 1, Late Georgian, 1760-1820. London: Offices of Country Life, 1926.
page number: Reproduced: p. 19, plate 30
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Gilbert, Christopher. The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale. London: Studio Vista, 1978.
page number: Mentioned: p. 263 (v. 1); Reproduced: p. 10, figs. 18 & 19 (v. 2) ; p. 209, (v. 2) figs. 381-381
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Christie's London. Important English Furniture. July 7, 1994. no. 100.
page number: Mentioned: p. 120; Reproduced: p. 121
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Christie's London. Important English Furniture. November 16, 1995. Lot 357.
page number: Mentioned: p. 178; Reproduced: p. 179
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Lennox-Boyd, Edward. Masterpieces of English Furniture: The Gerstenfeld Collection. London: Christie's Books, 1998.
page number: Reproduced: pp. 96-97; Mentioned: pp. 95-96.
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Christie's London. Thomas Chippendale: 300 Years. July 5, 2018, Lot 9.
page number: Mentioned: p 56; Reproduced: p. 57
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Griswold, William M. “Recent Acquisitions (2013-20) at the Cleveland Museum of Art.” Burlington Magazine 163, no. 1414 (January 2021): 93-104.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 96, no. 5
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IMAGES
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