Candelabrum perfume burner (one of a pair)

Matthew Boulton British
 and James Fothergill

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 515

A candelabrum of this design sold in 1771 was described in the sale catalogue as "a large vase of radix amethysti and or moulu lined with silver and perforated for insence with four branches for candles, supported by two caryatids standing on an ornamented ebeny plinth."

Candelabrum perfume burner (one of a pair), Matthew Boulton (British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham), Derbyshire spar, gilded bronze, wood, silvered copper, British, Soho near Birmingham

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Candelabrum perfume burner (one of a pair), Matthew Boulton (British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham), Derbyshire spar, gilded bronze, wood, silvered copper, British, Soho near Birmingham
Candelabrum perfume burner (one of a pair), Matthew Boulton (British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham), Derbyshire spar, gilded bronze, wood, silvered copper, British, Soho near Birmingham
Candelabrum perfume burner (one of a pair), Matthew Boulton (British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham), Derbyshire spar, gilded bronze, wood, silvered copper, British, Soho near Birmingham

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