Gilt-Brass Candlestick

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Gilt bronze candlestick from Le Mans Cathedral.

Artist

Name:: Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène Emmanuel
Dates:: 1814-1879
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Varin, Adolphe
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Dictionnaire raisonné du mobilier français de l'époque carlovingienne à la Renaissance, vol. 2
Author:: Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène Emmanuel
Publisher:: Paris: Vve A. Morel et Cie., 1874
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Description:

Originating from the treasure-house of Gloucester Abbey, this candlestick was given to the cathedral of Le Mans between 1109 and 1112, approximately. The decoration consists of human and animal figures mixed with foliate design. Viollet-le-Duc mentions it as the most beautiful of the remaining church candlesticks of that era.

The caption reads in the original French: Chandelier en bronze doré de la cathédrale du Mans.

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