Candelabrum
Datec.1880
Mediumbronze and bronze doré
DimensionsBase: 42 × 12 inches (106.7 × 30.5 cm)
MarkingsMaker's mark: "H. PICARD"
Credit LineBequest of Maria Minis.
Object number1941.12.1.a-.c
On View
Not on viewTerms
1915
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextOne of a pair of large gilt bronze figural candelabra on an elaborate base, with 14 lights on cast foliage arms.
Picard was celebrated for casting and gilding decorative objects to a very high quality of production; his most notable achievement was to supply the Emperor Napoleon III with decorative objects, several of which are still in the State Apartment of the Musée du Louvre in Paris.