About the Artwork
Candlestick
between 1738 and 1739
Paul Lamerie
1688-1751
English
Unknown
Silver
Overall: 7 3/8 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 inches, 1 pound 2.5 ounces (18.7 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm, 524.5 g)
Silver
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Robert H. Tannahill in memory of Mrs. William Clay
54.462.2
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Mark, under base: [lion passant; English quality mark for sterling] Mark, under base: [leopard's head crowned; London assay office mark] Mark, under base: c [London date letter for 1738-39] Maker's mark, on outside of candle socket: P.L. [incomplete] Maker's mark: P.L. [over a fleur-de-lis, the whole surmounted by a star beneath a crown; Paul de Lamerie] Marks, engraved on underside of base: 17 = 5 [notations of weight] Mark, under base: 54.462.1
Provenance
Robert H. Tannahill [1893-1969] (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA)
1954-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Paul Lamerie, Candlestick, between 1738 and 1739, silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Robert H. Tannahill in memory of Mrs. William Clay, 54.462.2.
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